ostracyzm

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈstra.t͡sɨzm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡sɨzm
  • Syllabification: o‧stra‧cyzm

Noun[edit]

ostracyzm m inan

  1. (Ancient Greece, historical, law) ostracism (Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years)
    Synonym: sąd skorupkowy
  2. (by extension, figuratively) ostracism (banishment, exclusion from community)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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