refleks szachisty
//ˈrɛ.flɛks ʂaˈxis.tɘ//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.humorousa reaction that is slow off the mark
Tym razem to my wykazaliśmy się refleksem szachisty. Ale nie ma tego złego, bo wkrótce ogłoszono przetarg na nowe stanowisko – wielkiego księcia na Litwie.
This time it was we who was a bit slow off the mark. But it's not all bad, because soon a tender was announced for a new position - Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Etymology
Literally, “reflexes of a chess player”. From the stereotype that chess players can play one chess game for a long time, thus they are quite slow and rather clumsy.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | refleks szachisty | — |
| Genitive | refleksu szachisty | — |
| Dative | refleksowi szachisty | — |
| Accusative | refleks szachisty | — |
| Instrumental | refleksem szachisty | — |
| Locative | refleksie szachisty | — |
| Vocative | refleksie szachisty | — |
Nominative
Singular
refleks szachisty
Plural
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Genitive
Singular
refleksu szachisty
Plural
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Dative
Singular
refleksowi szachisty
Plural
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Accusative
Singular
refleks szachisty
Plural
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Instrumental
Singular
refleksem szachisty
Plural
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Locative
Singular
refleksie szachisty
Plural
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Vocative
Singular
refleksie szachisty
Plural
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