szmira

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schmiere (“bad itinerant or provincial theatre”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʂmi.ra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ira
  • Syllabification: szmi‧ra

Noun

szmira f

  1. (derogatory) low quality novel, play or movie; tripe, B-movie
    Synonym: chała
    Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:badziewie

Declension
Declension of szmira
singular plural
nominative szmira szmiry
genitive szmiry szmir
dative szmirze szmirom
accusative szmirę szmiry
instrumental szmirą szmirami
locative szmirze szmirach
vocative szmiro szmiry

References
  1. https://sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/szmira;5504336.html

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