majtek

Polish

majtkowie sense 1

majtki sense 1

majtki sense 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.tɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ajtɛk
• Syllabification: maj‧tek

Etymology 1

From Dutch maatje +‎ -ek.

Noun

majtek m pers

2. (nautical) boy seaman, deckhand (member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour)

   Synonym: chłopiec okrętowy

Declension

Declension of majtek

	singular	plural
nominative	majtek	majtkowie/majtki (deprecative)
genitive	majtka	majtków
dative	majtkowi	majtkom
accusative	majtka	majtków
instrumental	majtkiem	majtkami
locative	majtku	majtkach
vocative	majtku	majtkowie

Etymology 2

Originally, this word was probably used for wide, short men's pants, knotted below the knees, in older Polish (from the 16th c.) called marynały (similar to them was also the lower part of women's underwear, knotted below the knees), a characteristic element of clothing of sailors in the past.

Noun

majtek nvir pl (diminutive majteczki, augmentative majciochy or majtasy, related adjective majtkowy)

2. (in the plural) briefs, pants, undies, underpants (underwear covering the genitalia and often buttocks, usually going no higher than the navel)

   Synonyms: gacie, galoty, pantalony

   Hypernym: bielizna

4. (in the plural, colloquial) shorts (pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees)

   Synonyms: spodenki, szorty

Declension

Declension of majtki

	plural
nominative	majtki
genitive	majtek
dative	majtkom
accusative	majtki
instrumental	majtkami
locative	majtkach
vocative	majtki

Derived terms

nouns

• pieluchomajtki

 

Further reading

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