szmonces

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yiddish שמאָנצעס (shmontses), plural of שמאָנצע (shmontse, “nonsense, bosh, poppycock”), possibly from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת (šemūʿōt, “rumours”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

szmonces m inan

  1. (literary) Jewish joke
    Hypernym: dowcip

Declension[edit]

Declension of szmonces
singular plural
nominative szmonces szmoncesy
genitive szmoncesu szmoncesów
dative szmoncesowi szmoncesom
accusative szmonces szmoncesy
instrumental szmoncesem szmoncesami
locative szmoncesie szmoncesach
vocative szmoncesie szmoncesy

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

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