bizun

Polish

Etymology

A variant of bizon, from a euphemism from schools for bykowiec. First attested in 1786.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.zun/

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• Rhymes: -izun
• Syllabification: bi‧zun

Noun

bizun m animal

1. (dated) bull leather whip
2. (dated) bull leather whipping (flogging with such a whip)
3. (dated, derogatory) scoundrel

   Synonyms: bandyta, bandzior, chuligan, łobuz, łobuziak

Declension

Declension of bizun

	singular	plural
nominative	bizun	bizuny
genitive	bizuna	bizunów
dative	bizunowi	bizunom
accusative	bizuna	bizuny
instrumental	bizunem	bizunami
locative	bizunie	bizunach
vocative	bizunie	bizuny

Derived terms

adjective

• goły jak bizun

verb

• bizunować impf

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

• bizun in Polish dictionaries at PWN