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andrus

//ˈan.drus/ | /ˈan.drus//
Polishnoun

Cross-reference

→ see złodziej

andrus is a synonym of złodziej.

Definitions of złodziej noun · /ˈzwɔ.d͡ʑɛj/

Full entry for złodziej
  1. 1.thief (one who carries out theft)

Etymology of złodziej

Inherited from Old Polish złodziej, from Proto-Slavic *zъlodějь. By surface analysis, zło + dziać.

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

From andro- + -us. Other sources, including Doroszewski, connect the word to the personal name Jędrzej, however Fałowski discredits this theory. First attested in the 19th century.

Forms

  • andrusiakdiminutive
  • andrusiskoaugmentative
  • andrusowskiadjective
Instrumental
Singular
andrusem
Plural
andrusami
Locative
Singular
andrusie
Plural
andrusach
Vocative
Singular
andrusie
Plural
andrusi
Nominative
Singular
andrus
Plural
andrusi, andrusy
Genitive
Singular
andrusa
Plural
andrusów
Dative
Singular
andrusowi
Plural
andrusom
Accusative
Singular
andrusa
Plural
andrusów

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