kiermasz

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kirchmesse or Kirmes,[1] from Middle High German kirmesse, from kirche + messe, misse, from Old High German kirihha + messe, the second element from Ecclesiastical Latin missa, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɛr.maʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmaʂ
  • Syllabification: kier‧masz

Noun

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kiermasz m inan

  1. fair
    Synonyms: jarmark, targi

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: кірма́ш (kirmáš)

References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “kiermasz”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 228229.

Further reading

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