esesman

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈsɛs.man/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsman
• Syllabification: e‧ses‧man
• Homophone: SS-man

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German SS-Mann, with SS being the initialism of Schutzstaffel.

Alternative forms

• SS-man

Noun

esesman m pers (female equivalent esesmanka)

1. (colloquial, historical, Nazism) officer of the Schutzstaffel (the internal security force of Nazi Germany)

   Synonym: esesowiec

Declension

Declension of esesman

	singular	plural
nominative	esesman	esesmani/esesmany (deprecative)
genitive	esesmana	esesmanów
dative	esesmanowi	esesmanom
accusative	esesmana	esesmanów
instrumental	esesmanem	esesmanami
locative	esesmanie	esesmanach
vocative	esesmanie	esesmani

Derived terms

adjective

• esesmański

 

Etymology 2

From the phonetic similarity between esemes and esesman.

Noun

esesman m animal

1. (slang, humorous) text message

   Synonyms: esemes, SMS

Declension

Declension of esesman

	singular	plural
nominative	esesman	esesmany
genitive	esesmana	esesmanów
dative	esesmanowi	esesmanom
accusative	esesmana	esesmany
instrumental	esesmanem	esesmanami
locative	esesmanie	esesmanach
vocative	esesmanie	esesmany

Further reading

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