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rupieć

//ˈru.pjɛt͡ɕ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    colloquialsomething decrepit and useless
  2. 2.
    colloquialjunker (beat-up automobile)
  3. 3.
    derogatoryold, feeble person

Etymology

Unknown. First attested in the 16th century in the Southern Borderlands territories of Poland in the plural form rupiecie, the singular form was attested from the 19th century onward. Compare Romanian rupetițe (“patches, rags, torn clothing”).

Nominative
Singular
rupieć
Plural
rupiecie
Genitive
Singular
rupieciu, rupiecia
Plural
rupieci
Dative
Singular
rupieciowi
Plural
rupieciom
Accusative
Singular
rupieć, rupiecia
Plural
rupiecie, rupieci
Instrumental
Singular
rupieciem
Plural
rupieciami
Locative
Singular
rupieciu
Plural
rupieciach
Vocative
Singular
rupieciu
Plural
rupiecie

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