sam jak palec

Polish

Alternative forms

• samiutki jak palec, samotny jak palec

Etymology

Literally, “lonely as [a] finger”, or more loosely translated as “lonely as [a] thumb”. Palec originally meant thumb, and the phrase originally referred to the fact that the thumb is apart from the other fingers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sam jak ˈpa.lɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -alɛt͡s

Adjective

sam jak palec (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (idiomatic, simile) lonely as can be; very lonely

   Synonym: samotny

Declension

Declension of sam jak palec (irregular)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	sam jak palec		sama jak palec	samo jak palec	sami jak palec	same jak palec
genitive	samego jak palec		samej jak palec	samego jak palec	samych jak palec
dative	samemu jak palec		samej jak palec	samemu jak palec	samym jak palec
accusative	samego jak palec	sam jak palec	samą jak palec	samo jak palec	samych jak palec	same jak palec
instrumental	samym jak palec		samą jak palec	samym jak palec	samymi jak palec
locative	samym jak palec		samej jak palec	samym jak palec	samych jak palec

Further reading

• sam jak palec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sam jak palec in Polish dictionaries at PWN