parweniusz

Polish

Etymology

From French parvenu +‎ -usz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parˈvɛ.ɲuʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲuʂ
• Syllabification: par‧we‧niusz

Noun

parweniusz m pers (female equivalent parweniuszka)

1. (derogatory, dated) parvenu, nouveau riche (wealthy person whose fortune is newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)

   Synonyms: dorobkiewicz, nowobogacki, nuworysz

Declension

Declension of parweniusz

	singular	plural
nominative	parweniusz	parweniusze
genitive	parweniusza	parweniuszy
dative	parweniuszowi	parweniuszom
accusative	parweniusza	parweniuszy
instrumental	parweniuszem	parweniuszami
locative	parweniuszu	parweniuszach
vocative	parweniuszu	parweniusze

Derived terms

adjective

• parweniuszowski

 

noun

• parweniuszostwo

 

Further reading

• parweniusz in Polish dictionaries at PWN