paralityk

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin paralyticus, from Ancient Greek παραλυτικός (paralutikós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.raˈli.tɘk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -itɘk
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧li‧tyk

Noun

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paralityk m pers (female equivalent paralityczka)

  1. (literary, medicine) paralytic (a person affected by paralysis)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) klutz, oaf (a clumsy person)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
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verb

Further reading

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