mamer

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the name of the oldest Roman prison Mamertine Prison (Latin Carcer Mamertinus).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.mɛr/
  • Rhymes: -amɛr
  • Syllabification: ma‧mer

Noun[edit]

mamer m inan

  1. (colloquial, Warsaw) jail, prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
    Synonyms: ciupa, koza, kryminał, paka, pierdel, pudło, więzienie, zakład karny

Declension[edit]

Declension of mamer
singular plural
nominative mamer mamry
genitive mamra mamrów
dative mamrowi mamrom
accusative mamer mamry
instrumental mamrem mamrami
locative mamrze mamrach
vocative mamrze mamry

References[edit]

  1. ^ Adam Fałowski (2022) Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

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

Silesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the name of the oldest Roman prison Mamertine Prison (Latin Carcer Mamertinus).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmamɛr/
  • Rhymes: -amɛr
  • Syllabification: ma‧mer

Noun[edit]

mamer m inan

  1. (Cieszyn Silesia) jail, prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

Further reading[edit]

  • Jadwiga Wronicz, editor (2010), Słownik gwarowy Śląska Cieszyńskiego (in Silesian), Ustroń: Galeria „Na Gojach”, →ISBN
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