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dzicz

//ˈd͡ʑit͡ʂ/ | /ˈd͡ʑit͡ʂ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    wilderness (uncultivated tract of land)
  2. 2.
    backwater (backward place)
  3. 3.
    colloquialderogatorymob (unruly group of people)
    • Ach ma miła Korono życżliwa/ y śioſtro/ ¶ Turek ná mię náoſtrzył ſwoię ſzáblę oſtro: ¶ Tákież Niemiec hártuie ſwoie ſzefeliny/ ¶ Iuż mię práwie ogárnął wſzyſtkę narod inny. ¶ Iuż mi co lepſze zamki wźięłá okrutna dzicż/ ¶ Práwie Pan Bog przepuśćił ná mię ten ſrogi bicż.

      Ah my dear kind Crown, and sister, ¶ The Turk sharpened his sabers against me: ¶ Just as the German sharpens his bosses, ¶ Another nation has almost taken over all of me. ¶ The cruel mob has already taken away my best castles, ¶ The Lord God has almost unleashed this cruel scourge upon me.

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Back-formation from dziki. Cognate with Belarusian дзі́ч f (dzíč, “game; backwoods”), Russian ди́чь f (díčʹ, “game (wild animals); wilderness; nonsense”). First attested in 1586.

Nominative
Singular
dzicz
Plural
Genitive
Singular
dziczy
Plural
Dative
Singular
dziczy
Plural
Accusative
Singular
dzicz
Plural
Instrumental
Singular
dziczą
Plural
Locative
Singular
dziczy
Plural
Vocative
Singular
dziczy
Plural

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