drobnomieszczanin

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From drobny +‎ -o- +‎ mieszczanin. Calque of French petit bourgeois.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /drɔb.nɔ.mjɛʂˈt͡ʂa.ɲin/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲin
  • Syllabification: drob‧no‧miesz‧cza‧nin

Noun[edit]

drobnomieszczanin m pers (female equivalent drobnomieszczanka)

  1. (historical) petit bourgeois (member of the lower middle class)
  2. (derogatory) babbitt, philistine
    Synonyms: filister, kołtun, mieszczuch

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adjective

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adverb
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