łajza

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See also: łajzą

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain, perhaps borrowed from German Läuse, plural of Laus, from Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaj.za/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ajza
  • Syllabification: łaj‧za

Noun[edit]

łajza m pers or f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) slob
    Synonyms: brudas, niechluj
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) inept person, bungler
    Synonym: niedołęga
  3. (archaic) vagabond, vagrant
    Synonym: włóczęga

Declension[edit]

Masculine declension:

Feminine declension:

Further reading[edit]

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