blokowiec

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From blok +‎ -owiec. First attested in 1853.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

blokowiec m pers

  1. (colloquial) block of flats resident

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Noun[edit]

blokowiec m inan

  1. (derogatory) ugly block of flats (residential cuboid building)
    Synonym: bloczydło
    wysoki blokowieca block of flats
    obszerne blokowceblocks of flats
    wielkie blokowceblocks of flats
    szpetne blokowceblocks of flats
    dach blokowcaa block of flats
    parter blokowcaa block of flats

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Noun[edit]

blokowiec m animal

  1. (colloquial, humorous) block of flats pet (house animal that lives in a block)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Biblioteka Warszawska[1] (in Polish), 1853, page 226

Further reading[edit]

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