piorun sycylijski

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “Sicilian lightning”. The term is said to have been coined by Polish psychiatrist and sexologist Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz. A scene from Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather is cited as the source, but in which the word thunderbolt appears in a similar function. Possibly also inspired by Italian colpo di fulmine (literally, “stroke of lightning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjɔ.run sɘ.t͡sɘˈlij.ski/
• Syllabification: pio‧run sy‧cy‧lij‧ski

Noun

piorun sycylijski m inan

1. (idiomatic, sexology) sudden surge of passion and erotic desire for another person; love at first sight

Declension

Declension of piorun sycylijski

	singular
nominative	piorun sycylijski
genitive	piorunu sycylijskiego
dative	piorunowi sycylijskiemu
accusative	piorun sycylijski
instrumental	piorunem sycylijskim
locative	piorunie sycylijskim
vocative	piorunie sycylijski

Further reading

• piorun sycylijski in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN