proszak
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From prosić + -ak. First attested in 1528.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔʂak
- Syllabification: pro‧szak
Noun
proszak m pers
- (obsolete) beggar (person who begs)
- (Middle Polish) applicant for office
- (Middle Polish) fundraising friar
Declension
Declension of proszak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | proszak | proszacy/proszaki (deprecative) |
| genitive | proszaka | proszaków |
| dative | proszakowi | proszakom |
| accusative | proszaka | proszaków |
| instrumental | proszakiem | proszakami |
| locative | proszaku | proszakach |
| vocative | proszaku | proszacy |
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
- proszalnik
verbs
- praszać impf
References
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “proszak”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]