Wasserpolacke

German

Alternative forms

• Wasserpolack

Etymology

Wasser (“water”) +‎ Polacke (“Pole”). Originally a reference to those who worked along the Oder. Later on, sometimes reinterpreted as "watered-down Pole".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvasɐpoˌlakə/
• Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧po‧la‧cke; pre-1996: Was‧ser‧po‧lak‧ke

Noun

Wasserpolacke m (weak, genitive Wasserpolacken, plural Wasserpolacken, feminine Wasserpolackin)

1. (dated, sometimes derogatory) A Slavic-speaking Silesian, particularly from Upper Silesia.

Declension

Declension of Wasserpolacke [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wasserpolacke	die	Wasserpolacken
genitive	eines	des	Wasserpolacken	der	Wasserpolacken
dative	einem	dem	Wasserpolacken	den	Wasserpolacken
accusative	einen	den	Wasserpolacken	die	Wasserpolacken

Derived terms

• Wasserpolackisch
• wasserpolackisch

Related terms

• Wasserpole
• Wasserpolin
• Wasserpolnisch
• wasserpolnisch

See also

• Schlesien
• Schlesier
• Schlesisch
• schlesisch
• Schlonsakisch
• schlonsakisch