nieborak

Polish

Etymology

From nie- +‎ Proto-Slavic *borti sę +‎ -ak. Compare Silesian borŏk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲɛˈbɔ.rak/
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Rhymes: -ɔrak
Syllabification: nie‧bo‧rak

Noun

nieborak m pers (diminutive nieboraczek, augmentative nieboraczysko, feminine nieboraczka)

wretch (an unhappy, unfortunate or miserable person)
Synonyms: biedaczek, nieszczęśnik, nieszczęśliwiec

Declension

Declension of nieborak

	singular	plural
nominative	nieborak	nieboracy/nieboraki
genitive	nieboraka	nieboraków
dative	nieborakowi	nieborakom
accusative	nieboraka	nieboraków
instrumental	nieborakiem	nieborakami
locative	nieboraku	nieborakach
vocative	nieboraku	nieboracy/nieboraki

Related terms

adjective

nieboraczy

noun

nieboractwo

Further reading

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

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