pagaj

Danish

Etymology

From Dutch pagaai. Compare French pagaie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɡaj/, [pʰaˈɡ̊ɑjˀ], [pʰɑˈɡ̊ɑjˀ]
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

pagaj c (singular definite pagajen, plural indefinite pagajer)

1. paddle (double-bladed oar used for kayaking)

Inflection

Declension of pagaj

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pagaj	pagajen	pagajer	pagajerne
genitive	pagajs	pagajens	pagajers	pagajernes

Derived terms

• pagaje

Further reading

• pagaj on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ɡaj/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɡaj
• Syllabification: pa‧gaj

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pagaie.

Noun

pagaj m inan

1. (rowing) paddle (two-handed, single-bladed oar)

   Hypernym: wiosło

Declension

Declension of pagaj

	singular	plural
nominative	pagaj	pagaje
genitive	pagaja	pagajów/pagai
dative	pagajowi	pagajom
accusative	pagaj	pagaje
instrumental	pagajem	pagajami
locative	pagaju	pagajach
vocative	pagaju	pagaje

Derived terms

(verbs):

• pagajować impf

Etymology 2

Perhaps borrowed from French pagaille / pagaïe.

Noun

pagaj m inan

1. (dialectal, baking) Synonym of zakalec

   Hypernym: ciasto

Declension

Declension of pagaj

	singular	plural
nominative	pagaj	pagaje
genitive	pagaju	pagajów/pagai
dative	pagajowi	pagajom
accusative	pagaj	pagaje
instrumental	pagajem	pagajami
locative	pagaju	pagajach
vocative	pagaju	pagaje

Further reading

• pagaj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pagaj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• pagaj in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego