smatruz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish smatruz, from German Schmetterhaus or Schmeiderhaus. First attested in 1475.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsma.trus/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈsma.trus/

• Rhymes: -atrus
• Syllabification: sma‧truz

Noun

smatruz m inan

1. (historical) in the Middle Ages and early modern period, a type of market hall containing a single-space interior in which craftsmen set up trading benches

   Near-synonyms: kram, stragan

Declension

Declension of smatruz

	singular	plural
nominative	smatruz	smatruzy
genitive	smatruza/smatruzu	smatruzów
dative	smatruzowi	smatruzom
accusative	smatruz	smatruzy
instrumental	smatruzem	smatruzami
locative	smatruzie	smatruzach
vocative	smatruzie	smatruzy

Derived terms

nouns

• smatruzianka
• smatrużanka

 

Further reading

• smatruz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• smatruz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• smatruz in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “SMATRUZ”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1915), “smatruz”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 6, Warsaw, page 239
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “smatruz”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna