korsarz
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian corsaro, from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“plunder, hostile inroad; course, a running”). Doublet of husarz (“hussar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.saʂ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrsaʂ
- Syllabification: kor‧sarz
Noun
korsarz m pers
- (historical) corsair, privateer (one who plunders at sea)
- Synonym: kaper
- Hypernym: pirat
Declension
Declension of korsarz
singular | plural | |
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nominative | korsarz | korsarze |
genitive | korsarza | korsarzy |
dative | korsarzowi | korsarzom |
accusative | korsarza | korsarzy |
instrumental | korsarzem | korsarzami |
locative | korsarzu | korsarzach |
vocative | korsarzu | korsarze |
Derived terms
adjective
- korsarski
nouns
- korsarka
- korsarstwo
Further reading
- korsarz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- korsarz in Polish dictionaries at PWN