kuśnierz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kurśnierz, kurśnirz, from Middle High German kürsner (> German Kürschner), from chursene, kursen, kürsen (fur coat) + -er (occupational suffix), from Old High German chursene, kursen, kürsen (fur coat), a borrowing of Proto-Slavic *kъrzьno (fur coat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɕ.ɲɛʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -uɕɲɛʂ
  • Syllabification: kuś‧nierz

Noun

kuśnierz m pers

  1. furrier, peltmonger

Declension

Derived terms

  • kuśnierski
  • kuśnierstwo

Further reading

  • kuśnierz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kuśnierz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 277
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