biedak

Polish

Alternative forms
  • bidak (colloquial, uncommon)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bědakъ. By surface analysis, bieda +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbjɛ.dak/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛdak
  • Syllabification: bie‧dak

Noun

biedak m pers (diminutive biedaczek, augmentative biedaczyna or biedaczysko)

  1. pauper, poor person
    Synonym: chudopachołek
    Antonym: bogacz
  2. poor thing, wretch
    Synonyms: biedactwo, biedula

Declension
Declension of biedak
singular plural
nominative biedak biedacy/biedaki (depreciative)
genitive biedaka biedaków
dative biedakowi biedakom
accusative biedaka biedaków
instrumental biedakiem biedakami
locative biedaku biedakach
vocative biedaku biedacy

Derived terms
noun
adjectives
adverb
nouns
verbs

Further reading
  • biedak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • biedak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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