pajac

See also: Pajac

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bajazzo, from Italian pagliaccio, from paglia, from Latin palea.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.jat͡s/
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  • Rhymes: -ajat͡s
  • Syllabification: pa‧jac

Noun

pajac m anim (diminutive pajacyk)

  1. (dated) doll, puppet
    Synonym: pajacyk
    Hypernym: lalka
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) clown (person that cannot be taken seriously)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec

Declension
Declension of pajac
singular plural
nominative pajac pajace
genitive pajaca pajaców
dative pajacowi pajacom
accusative pajaca pajace
instrumental pajacem pajacami
locative pajacu pajacach
vocative pajacu pajace

Derived terms
adjectives
  • pajacowaty
  • pajacowski
verb

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