dorobkiewicz

Polish

Etymology

From dorobić +‎ -icz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.rɔpˈkjɛ.vit͡ʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛvit͡ʂ
• Syllabification: do‧rob‧kie‧wicz

Noun

dorobkiewicz m pers

1. (derogatory, literary) nouveau riche, parvenu (wealthy person whose fortune is newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)

   Synonyms: nowobogacki, nuworysz, parweniusz

Declension

Declension of dorobkiewicz

	singular	plural
nominative	dorobkiewicz	dorobkiewicze
genitive	dorobkiewicza	dorobkiewiczów
dative	dorobkiewiczowi	dorobkiewiczom
accusative	dorobkiewicza	dorobkiewiczów
instrumental	dorobkiewiczem	dorobkiewiczami
locative	dorobkiewiczu	dorobkiewiczach
vocative	dorobkiewiczu	dorobkiewicze

Derived terms

adjective

• dorobkiewiczowski

 

noun

• dorobkiewiczostwo

 

Further reading

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