fąfel

Polish

Etymology

Generally considered a native innovation with reduplication.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔw̃.fɛl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔw̃fɛl
  • Syllabification: fą‧fel

Noun

fąfel m pers

  1. (colloquial, humorous) ankle-biter (small child)
    Synonyms: berbeć, brzdąc, pędrak, szkrab
  2. (colloquial, humorous) bud (friend)
    Synonym: kumpel

Declension
Declension of fąfel
singular plural
nominative fąfel fąfele/fąfle (depreciative)
genitive fąfla fąfli/fąflów
dative fąflowi fąflom
accusative fąfla fąfli/fąflów
instrumental fąflem fąflami
locative fąflu fąflach
vocative fąflu fąfele

Noun

fąfel m anim

  1. (colloquial) booger, bogey (piece of solid or semisolid mucus in the nostril)
    Synonyms: babol, koza, smark
  2. (colloquial) blotch, pimple
    Synonyms: krosta, pryszcz

Declension
Declension of fąfel
singular plural
nominative fąfel fąfle
genitive fąfla fąfli
dative fąflowi fąflom
accusative fąfla fąfle
instrumental fąflem fąflami
locative fąflu fąflach
vocative fąflu fąfle
nouns
  • fafuła
  • fąfry

References
  1. Adam Fałowski (2022) Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN

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