wagus

Old Javanese

Etymology

Akin to Malay bagus.

Adjective

wagus

1. fine
2. good

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vagus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.ɡus/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ɡus/
• Rhymes: -aɡus
• Syllabification: wa‧gus

Noun

wagus m pers

1. (literary) Synonym of włóczęga (“vagrant”)
2. (dated) Synonym of wagarowicz

Declension

Declension of wagus

	singular	plural
nominative	wagus	wagusi/wagusy (deprecative)
genitive	wagusa	wagusów
dative	wagusowi	wagusom
accusative	wagusa	wagusów
instrumental	wagusem	wagusami
locative	wagusie	wagusach
vocative	wagusie	wagusi

Noun

wagus m inan

1. (in the plural, literary) Synonym of włóczęga (“roaming”)
2. (in the plural, dated) Synonym of wagary

Declension

Declension of wagus

	singular	plural
nominative	wagus	wagusy
genitive	wagusu	wagusów
dative	wagusowi	wagusom
accusative	wagus	wagusy
instrumental	wagusem	wagusami
locative	wagusie	wagusach
vocative	wagusie	wagusy

Derived terms

nouns

• wagusostwo

 

verbs

• wagusować impf

 

Related terms

nouns

• wagarowicz
• wagary

 

verbs

• wagarować impf
• wagować impf

 

Further reading

• wagus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wagus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• wagus in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “wagus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]