kretyn
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French crétin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɛ.tɨn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtɨn
- Syllabification: kre‧tyn
Noun
kretyn m pers (diminutive kretynek, feminine kretynka)
- (derogatory) cretin (fool, idiot)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
- (obsolete, pathology) cretin (person who fails to develop due to congenital hypothyroidism)
Declension
Declension of kretyn
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kretyn | kretyni |
| genitive | kretyna | kretynów |
| dative | kretynowi | kretynom |
| accusative | kretyna | kretynów |
| instrumental | kretynem | kretynami |
| locative | kretynie | kretynach |
| vocative | kretynie | kretyni |
Derived terms
adjective
- kretyński
adverb
- kretyńsko
nouns
- kretynizm
- kretyństwo
verb
- skretynieć
Related terms
noun
- chrystianizm
Further reading
- kretyn in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kretyn in Polish dictionaries at PWN