chamuś
//ˈxa.muɕ//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
chamuś is the diminutive form of cham — “bumpkin, yokel (arrogant, ill-manner person; one who is uncultured and uneducated)”.
Definitions of cham noun · /ˈxam/
Full entry for cham →- 1.bumpkin, yokel (arrogant, ill-manner person; one who is uncultured and uneducated)(derogatory)
- 2.countryman, peasant (person of low birth)(archaic, derogatory)
Etymology of cham
From Cham, stemming from the belief that peasants were descended from the Biblical Ham and therefore subject to his eponymous curse.
Etymology
From cham + -uś. First attested in 1874.
Paradigm of cham, with chamuś highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cham | chami, chamy |
| Genitive | chama | chamów |
| Dative | chamowi | chamom |
| Accusative | chama | chamów |
| Instrumental | chamem | chamami |
| Locative | chamie | chamach |
| Vocative | chamie | chami |
Nominative
Singular
cham
Plural
chami, chamy
Genitive
Singular
chama
Plural
chamów
Dative
Singular
chamowi
Plural
chamom
Accusative
Singular
chama
Plural
chamów
Instrumental
Singular
chamem
Plural
chamami
Locative
Singular
chamie
Plural
chamach
Vocative
Singular
chamie
Plural
chami