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chłopaczysko

//xwɔ.paˈt͡ʂɘs.kɔ//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

chłopaczysko is the augmentative form of chłopak — “boy (young male child).

See the full entry for chłopak

Definitions of chłopak noun · /ˈxwɔ.pak/ | /ˈxɫɔ.pak/ | /ˈxwɔ.pak/

Full entry for chłopak
  1. 1.boy (young male child)
  2. 2.boy (son; male offspring)
  3. 3.boy (young man)
  4. 4.boyfriend; boy (male romantic partner, usually not married)
  5. 5.term of address towards a male seen lower in a hierarchy; boy
  6. 6.boy (young man performing menial work in some place or plant)(dated)
  7. 7.boy (male representative of an animal species, usually a dog)(colloquial)
  8. 8.cylinder on a windlass with a necklike indentation on which a rope is wound

Etymology of chłopak

From chłop + -ak. Originally from the Mazovian dialect, as there is a tendency to use the suffix -ak instead of -ę to create young nouns (compare Polish dziecię vs Polish dzieciak, źrebię vs źrebak). First attested in 1731.

Etymology

From chłopak + -ysko.

Paradigm of chłopak, with chłopaczysko highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
chłopak
Plural
chłopacy, chłopaki
Genitive
Singular
chłopaka
Plural
chłopaków
Dative
Singular
chłopakowi
Plural
chłopakom
Accusative
Singular
chłopaka
Plural
chłopaków
Instrumental
Singular
chłopakiem
Plural
chłopakami
Locative
Singular
chłopaku
Plural
chłopakach
Vocative
Singular
chłopaku
Plural
chłopacy

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