mitręga

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See also: Mitręga, mitręgą, and Mitręgą

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Uncertain, originally of dialectal origin, possibly of Middle High German origin.[1] First attested in 1568.[2]

Noun

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mitręga f

  1. (Middle Polish) poverty, destitution
    Synonym: bieda
  2. (Middle Polish) botch job, bungling
    Synonyms: łatanina, partactwo
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Etymology 2

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Back-formation from mitrężyć.[3] First attested in the 18th century.[4]

Noun

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mitręga f

  1. waste of time
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References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “mitręga I”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “mitręga”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “mitręga II”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “mitręga”, in Słownik języka polskiego[1]

Further reading

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