plajta

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Pleite (bankruptcy), from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte, escape, getaway), from Hebrew פְּלִיטָה.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplaj.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ajta
  • Syllabification: plaj‧ta

Noun

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plajta f

  1. (finance) insolvency, bankruptcy (a legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization)
    Synonyms: bankructwo, niewypłacalność, upadłość
  2. (colloquial) failure (state or condition opposite success)
    Synonym: niepowodzenie

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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