centuś

See also: centus

Polish

Etymology

From cent +‎ -uś.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛn.tuɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛntuɕ
• Syllabification: cen‧tuś

Noun

centuś m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory) penny pincher (person who spends little money; person who is very frugal or cautious with money)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:skąpiec

2. (colloquial, derogatory, humorous) Cracovian (inhabitant of Kraków)

   Synonyms: krakowiak, krakowianin, krakus

Declension

Declension of centuś

	singular	plural
nominative	centuś	centusie
genitive	centusia	centusiów
dative	centusiowi	centusiom
accusative	centusia	centusiów
instrumental	centusiem	centusiami
locative	centusiu	centusiach
vocative	centusiu	centusie

Derived terms

adjectives

• centusiowski

 

Related terms

adjectives

• centowy

 

adverbs

• co do centa

 

nouns

• cencik
• cent
• centówka
• złamany cent

 

Further reading

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