duby
See also: Duby
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian дубы́ (dubý), plural of дуб (dub, “oak, blockhead”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editduby nvir pl
- (obsolete) bunkum, poppycock
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens
Usage notes
editIn contemporary Polish, it is used only in the collocation duby smalone.
Declension
editDeclension of duby
Derived terms
editnoun
Related terms
editnoun
verb
- pleść duby smalone impf
References
edit- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “duby”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Further reading
edit- duby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- duby in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “duby”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Slovak
editPronunciation
editNoun
editduby
- nominative plural of dub
- accusative plural of dub
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