ostracyzm

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈstra.t͡sɨzm/

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• Rhymes: -at͡sɨzm
• Syllabification: o‧stra‧cyzm

Noun

ostracyzm m inan

1. (Ancient Greece, historical, law) ostracism (Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years)

   Synonym: sąd skorupkowy

2. (by extension, figuratively) ostracism (banishment, exclusion from community)

Declension

Declension of ostracyzm

	singular
nominative	ostracyzm
genitive	ostracyzmu
dative	ostracyzmowi
accusative	ostracyzm
instrumental	ostracyzmem
locative	ostracyzmie
vocative	ostracyzmie

Further reading

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