zamach stanu

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “swing of the state”. Calque of French coup d’État.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.max ˈsta.nu/

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• Syllabification: za‧mach sta‧nu

Noun

zamach stanu m inan

1. (government, military, politics) coup d'état (sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures)

   Synonyms: przewrót, pucz

Declension

Declension of zamach stanu

	singular	plural
nominative	zamach stanu	zamachy stanu
genitive	zamachu stanu	zamachów stanu
dative	zamachowi stanu	zamachom stanu
accusative	zamach stanu	zamachy stanu
instrumental	zamachem stanu	zamachami stanu
locative	zamachu stanu	zamachach stanu
vocative	zamachu stanu	zamachy stanu

Further reading

• zamach stanu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zamach stanu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• zamach stanu in PWN's encyclopedia