kubrak
Polish
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German kapp-rock (“hooded coat”). Alternatively from Turkish kubur (“case”) + -ak. If so, doublet of kabura (“holster”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkub.rak/
- Rhymes: -ubrak
- Syllabification: kub‧rak
Noun
kubrak m inan (diminutive kubraczek, augmentative kubraczysko)
- jacket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length)
- (historical) spencer (short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries)
- (historical) spencer (short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century)
Declension
Declension of kubrak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kubrak | kubraki |
| genitive | kubraka | kubraków |
| dative | kubrakowi | kubrakom |
| accusative | kubrak | kubraki |
| instrumental | kubrakiem | kubrakami |
| locative | kubraku | kubrakach |
| vocative | kubraku | kubraki |
Derived terms
noun
- kubraczyna
Further reading
- kubrak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kubrak in Polish dictionaries at PWN