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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
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Genitive
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Dative
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dziczy
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Accusative
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Instrumental
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dziczą
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Locative
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dziczy
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Vocative
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