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analfabeta

//a.nal.faˈbɛ.ta//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    illiterate, illiterate person
  2. 2.
    illiterate (person bad at a given task)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (6)

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Analphabet, French analphabète, or Italian analfabeta, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος (analphábētos). By surface analysis, an- + alfabet + -a. Displaced Old Polish nieliterat. First attested in 1830.

Forms

  • analfabetkafeminine
Nominative
Singular
analfabeta
Plural
analfabeci, analfabety
Genitive
Singular
analfabety
Plural
analfabetów
Dative
Singular
analfabecie
Plural
analfabetom
Accusative
Singular
analfabetę
Plural
analfabetów
Instrumental
Singular
analfabetą
Plural
analfabetami
Locative
Singular
analfabecie
Plural
analfabetach
Vocative
Singular
analfabeto
Plural
analfabeci

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