esesman

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈsɛs.man/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛsman
  • Syllabification: e‧ses‧man
  • Homophone: SS-man

Etymology 1

  • Etymology tree
    German SS
    German Mann
    German SS-Mannbor.
    Polish esesman

    Borrowed from German SS-Mann, with SS being the initialism of Schutzstaffel.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    esesman m pers (female equivalent esesmanka)

    1. (colloquial, historical, Nazism) officer of the Schutzstaffel (the internal security force of Nazi Germany)
      Synonym: esesowiec
    Declension
    Declension of esesman
    singular plural
    nominative esesman esesmani/esesmany (deprecative)
    genitive esesmana esesmanów
    dative esesmanowi esesmanom
    accusative esesmana esesmanów
    instrumental esesmanem esesmanami
    locative esesmanie esesmanach
    vocative esesmanie esesmani
    Derived terms
    adjective
    • esesmański

    Etymology 2

    From the phonetic similarity between esemes and esesman.

    Noun

    esesman m animal

    1. (slang, humorous) text message
      Synonyms: esemes, SMS
    Declension
    Declension of esesman
    singular plural
    nominative esesman esesmany
    genitive esesmana esesmanów
    dative esesmanowi esesmanom
    accusative esesmana esesmany
    instrumental esesmanem esesmanami
    locative esesmanie esesmanach
    vocative esesmanie esesmany

    Further reading

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