kasper

See also: Kasper

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German kasper (“evil spirit; wraith; clown; rail; corncrake”). Compare German Kasper (“clown”), Low German kasper (“some bird; devil”), Polish kasper (“clown; lark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas.pɛr/
• Rhymes: -aspɛr
• Syllabification: kas‧per

Noun

kasper m pers

1. fool, clown

   robic z kògòs/ze sebe kaspra ― to beat the clown(ery) out of someone/oneself

   winc/wëchôdac na kaspra ― to come across as a clown

   wëzdrzec jak kasper ― to look like a clown

   na kaspra wëstrojic ― to pull a fast one

   zrobic cos na kaspra ― to do/make something superficially

Noun

kasper m animal

1. spectre used to scare children
2. rail (Rallidae)

   Synonym: łëska

3. corncrake, landrail (Crex crex)

   Synonym: łëska

Derived terms

(verbs):

• kasprowac

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “chruściel”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chruściel”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “kasper”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022