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perekińczyk

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ukrainian переки́нчик (perekýnčyk).[1] First attested in 1728.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛ.rɛˈkiɲ.t͡ʂɘk/

Noun

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perekińczyk m pers

  1. (obsolete) defector, recreant, renegade, turncoat (disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause)
    Synonyms: przeniewierca, zdrajca
  2. (obsolete, law enforcement) fugitive (person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes uses disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities and an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation)
    Synonym: zbieg

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “perekińczyk”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 113
  2. ^ PEREKIŃCZYK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 02.12.2019

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