parweniusz

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenu + -usz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /parˈvɛ.ɲuʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɲuʂ
  • Syllabification: par‧we‧niusz

Noun

parweniusz m pers (feminine parweniuszka)

  1. (derogatory, dated) parvenu, nouveau riche (wealthy person whose fortune is newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)
    Synonyms: dorobkiewicz, nowobogacki, nuworysz

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • parweniuszowski
noun
  • parweniuszostwo

Further reading

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