drobnomieszczanin
Polish
Etymology
From drobny + -o- + mieszczanin, a calque of French petit bourgeois.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɔb.nɔ.mjɛʂˈt͡ʂa.ɲin/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɲin
- Syllabification: drob‧no‧miesz‧cza‧nin
Noun
drobnomieszczanin m pers (feminine drobnomieszczanka)
- (historical) petit bourgeois (member of the lower middle class)
- (derogatory) babbitt, philistine
- Synonyms: filister, kołtun, mieszczuch
Declension
Declension of drobnomieszczanin
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drobnomieszczanin | drobnomieszczanie |
| genitive | drobnomieszczanina | drobnomieszczan |
| dative | drobnomieszczaninowi | drobnomieszczanom |
| accusative | drobnomieszczanina | drobnomieszczan |
| instrumental | drobnomieszczaninem | drobnomieszczanami |
| locative | drobnomieszczaninie | drobnomieszczanach |
| vocative | drobnomieszczaninie | drobnomieszczanie |
Derived terms
adjective
- drobnomieszczański
Related terms
adverb
- drobnomieszczańsko
nouns
- drobnomieszczańskość
- drobnomieszczaństwo
Further reading
- drobnomieszczanin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- drobnomieszczanin in Polish dictionaries at PWN