tetryk

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tetricus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.trɘk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtrɘk
• Syllabification: te‧tryk

Noun

tetryk m pers (female equivalent tetryczka)

1. (derogatory, literary) grump (elderly person who is grumpy and often complains)

   Synonyms: maruda, zrzęda

Declension

Declension of tetryk

	singular	plural
nominative	tetryk	tetrycy/tetryki (deprecative)
genitive	tetryka	tetryków
dative	tetrykowi	tetrykom
accusative	tetryka	tetryków
instrumental	tetrykiem	tetrykami
locative	tetryku	tetrykach
vocative	tetryku	tetrycy

Derived terms

verbs

• stetryczeć pf
• tetryczeć impf

 

Further reading

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