harmider

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرامی‎ + دره‎ (“ravine of the highwayman”), a site of frequent ambushes for Polish envoys heading to Constantinople. Sławski proposes a derivation from Persian γarmīdan (“to quarrel”), rejected by most scholars.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xarˈmi.dɛr/
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  • Rhymes: -idɛr
  • Syllabification: har‧mi‧der

Noun

harmider m inan

  1. hubbub, commotion
    Synonyms: wrzawa, zgiełk
  2. racket, clamor, loud noise
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hałas

Declension

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Descendants

  • → Belarusian: гармі́дар (harmídar)
  • → Lithuanian: armidelis, armideris, ermideris
  • → Russian: гарми́дер (garmíder)
  • → Ukrainian: гарми́дер (harmýder)

Further reading

  • harmider in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • harmider in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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