fanaberia

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿײַנע־בעריעס (fayne-beryes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.naˈbɛ.rja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Syllabification: fa‧na‧be‧ria

Noun

fanaberia f

1. eccentricity, fad, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk

   Synonym: dziwactwo

2. fancy, whim (fanciful impulse or whimsical idea)

   Synonyms: kaprys, zachcianka

Declension

Declension of fanaberia

	singular	plural
nominative	fanaberia	fanaberie
genitive	fanaberii	fanaberii/fanaberyj (archaic)
dative	fanaberii	fanaberiom
accusative	fanaberię	fanaberie
instrumental	fanaberią	fanaberiami
locative	fanaberii	fanaberiach
vocative	fanaberio	fanaberie

Further reading

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