mecyje

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish מציאה (metsiye, “fluke, windfall”), from Hebrew םְצִיאָה (məṣī’ā, “find, finding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈt͡sɨ.jɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɨjɛ
• Syllabification: me‧cy‧je

Noun

mecyje nvir pl or n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) curio, rarity; something excellent or first-rate

   Synonyms: rarytas, specjał

Usage notes

The neuter usage is obsolete,

Declension

Declension of mecyje

	plural
nominative	mecyje
genitive	mecyj
dative	mecyjom
accusative	mecyje
instrumental	mecyjami
locative	mecyjach
vocative	mecyje

Or when neuter, indeclinable.

Derived terms

interjections

• wielkie mecyje

 

Further reading

• mecyje in Polish dictionaries at PWN