wesz

See also: węsz

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъšь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ
  • Syllabification: wesz

Noun

wesz f

  1. louse (an insect of the order Psocodea)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “wesz”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • wesz”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wesz, inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъšь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʂ
  • Syllabification: wesz

Noun

wesz f (diminutive weszka)

  1. louse (an insect of the order Psocodea)
    Synonym: menda
    Hypernyms: pasożyt < owad
    Hyponym: mendoweszka
    mieć wszyto have lice
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) louse (worthless person)
    Synonyms: menda, wsza

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs
  • wszawo
nouns
verbs
  • odwszawiać
  • odwszyć
  • (vulgar) skakać jak wesz na grzebieniu
  • zawszawić
  • zawszyć

See also

Further reading