truteń

See also: truten

Polish

truteń

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) trucień

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trǫtьňь, *trutьňь, from *trǫtъ,whence Old Polish trant, trąd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtru.tɛɲ/

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• Rhymes: -utɛɲ
• Syllabification: tru‧teń

Noun

truteń m animal

1. drone (male bee)

   Synonym: (obsolete) trut

Declension

Declension of truteń

	singular	plural
nominative	truteń	trutnie
genitive	trutnia	trutni
dative	trutniowi	trutniom
accusative	trutnia	trutnie
instrumental	trutniem	trutniami
locative	trutniu	trutniach
vocative	trutniu	trutnie

Noun

truteń m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory) a work-averse man who lives on other people's efforts or expense; a parasite; a deadbeat

Declension

Declension of truteń

	singular	plural
nominative	truteń	trutenie
genitive	trutenia	trutni / trutniów
dative	truteniowi	truteniom
accusative	trutenia	trutni / trutniów
instrumental	truteniem	truteniami
locative	truteniu	truteniach
vocative	truteniu	trutenie

Related terms

adjective

• trutowy

 

nouns

• trutowisko
• trutówka

 

Further reading

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