manekin

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Etymology

Borrowed from English mannequin. Doublet of munyeka.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ne‧kin
• IPA^(key): /maneˈkin/, [ma.n̪eˈkin̪]

Noun

manekín

1. mannequin; dummy

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken, from Middle Dutch mannekijn (“little man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnɛ.kin/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkin
• Syllabification: ma‧ne‧kin

Noun

manekin m animal or m inan

1. mannequin (dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes)
2. mannequin (person who models clothes)

Declension

Declension of manekin

	singular	plural
nominative	manekin	manekiny
genitive	manekina	manekinów
dative	manekinowi	manekinom
accusative	manekina	manekiny
instrumental	manekinem	manekinami
locative	manekinie	manekinach
vocative	manekinie	manekiny

or

Declension of manekin

	singular	plural
nominative	manekin	manekiny
genitive	manekina	manekinów
dative	manekinowi	manekinom
accusative	manekin	manekiny
instrumental	manekinem	manekinami
locative	manekinie	manekinach
vocative	manekinie	manekiny

Noun

manekin m pers

1. (figurative) marionette, puppet (will-less person)

   Synonym: marionetka

Declension

Declension of manekin

	singular	plural
nominative	manekin	manekiny
genitive	manekina	manekinów
dative	manekinowi	manekinom
accusative	manekina	manekinów
instrumental	manekinem	manekinami
locative	manekinie	manekinach
vocative	manekinie	manekiny

Derived terms

adjective

• manekinowy

 

Related terms

noun

• manekinizm

 

Further reading

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