blichtr

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Austrian German Blicktri, Blick-trick.[1][2] First attested in 1773.[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /blixtr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ixtr
  • Syllabification: blichtr

Noun[edit]

blichtr m inan

  1. (derogatory, literary) glitz, razzle-dazzle, trumpery, razzmatazz
    Synonyms: pozłota, szych
    cały blichtr ― all that razzmatazz
    tani blichtr ― cheap trumpery
    zamiłowanie do blichtru ― a love for razzle-dazzle
    pełen blichtru ― full of trumpery

Usage notes[edit]

Usually in the singular, historically only in the plural.

Declension[edit]

Declension of blichtr
singular plural
nominative blichtr blichtry
genitive blichtru blichtrów
dative blichtrowi blichtrom
accusative blichtr blichtry
instrumental blichtrem blichtrami
locative blichtrze blichtrach
vocative blichtrze blichtry

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “blichtr”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “blichtr”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ^ Gracyan Piotrowski (1773) Satyr przeciwko zdaniom y zgorszeniom wieku naszego [signed G.P.].‎[1] (in Polish), page 45

Further reading[edit]

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