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inkrutowiny

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Lithuanian įkurtuvės +‎ -iny.[1] First attested in 1715–1717.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iŋ.kru.tɔˈvi.nɘ/
  • Rhymes: -inɘ
  • Syllabification: in‧kru‧to‧wi‧ny

Noun

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inkrutowiny nvir pl

  1. (Vilnius) housewarming (party to celebrate moving into a new home)
    Synonyms: (general) parapetówka, wprowadziny
    • 1822, Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady, part 3, scene 1:
      W Litwie zły to znak płakać we dniu inkrutowin...
      In Lithuania, it's a bad sign to cry on the day of the housewarming....

Declension

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Declension of inkrutowiny
plural
nominative inkrutowiny
genitive inkrutowin
dative inkrutowinom
accusative inkrutowiny
instrumental inkrutowinami
locative inkrutowinach
vocative inkrutowiny

References

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  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “inkrutowiny”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. ^ “INKURTOWINY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 30.05.2019

Further reading

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