piekielnik

Polish

Etymology

From piekło (“hell”) +‎ -nik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɛˈkjɛl.ɲik/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɲik
• Syllabification: pie‧kiel‧nik

Noun

piekielnik m pers (female equivalent piekielnica)

1. hothead, spitfire (short-tempered, quarrelsome person)

   Synonyms: awanturnik, kłótnik, złośnik, nerwus, paliwoda, raptus

Declension

Declension of piekielnik

	singular	plural
nominative	piekielnik	piekielnicy/piekielniki (deprecative)
genitive	piekielnika	piekielników
dative	piekielnikowi	piekielnikom
accusative	piekielnika	piekielników
instrumental	piekielnikiem	piekielnikami
locative	piekielniku	piekielnikach
vocative	piekielniku	piekielnicy

Further reading

• piekielnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN