kociokwik

Polish

Etymology

koci (“feline, cat's”) +‎ -o- +‎ kwik (“squeal”). Originally a calque of German Katzenjammer (“hangover”, literally “cat's lament”), but now has a different meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈt͡ɕɔk.fik/

• Audio:

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Noun

kociokwik m inan

1. (colloquial) stir, commotion, chaos

Declension

Declension of kociokwik

	singular	plural
nominative	kociokwik	kociokwiki
genitive	kociokwiku	kociokwików
dative	kociokwikowi	kociokwikom
accusative	kociokwik	kociokwiki
instrumental	kociokwikiem	kociokwikami
locative	kociokwiku	kociokwikach
vocative	kociokwiku	kociokwiki

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:zamieszanie.

Further reading

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