figiel

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See also: Figiel

Polish

Etymology

Brückner (1927) states that this term derived from Latin figura via the dialectal form figuły[1].

Pronunciation

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Noun

figiel m inan

  1. trick, prank, joke, fooling around
    Synonyms: dowcip, igraszka, psikus, żart, krotochwila, psota
    płatać figle - to play tricks (imperfective)
    spłatać figla - to play a trick (perfective)

Declension

Declension of figiel
singular plural
nominative figiel figle
genitive figla figli/figlów
dative figlowi figlom
accusative figiel figle
instrumental figlem figlami
locative figlu figlach
vocative figlu figle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: fígl[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “figiel”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 121

Further reading

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