glajda

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kociewie) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaj.da/
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaj.da/

Noun

glajda f (male equivalent glajdus)

1. (Poznań) mud

   Synonym: błoto

2. (Poznań) grub, soap dodger, slob

   Synonyms: fleja, flejtuch, brudas, kocmołuch

3. (Kociewie or dated, Poznań, of a woman) female equivalent of glajdus (“slob; profligate, ribald”) (woman who is filthy or vulgar in nature)

Further reading

• Monika Gruchmanowa, Bogdan Walczak, editors (1997), “glajda”, in Słownik gwary miejskiej Poznania, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “glajda”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 152