postrach
See also: Postrach
Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from postraszyć.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔs.trax/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔstrax
- Syllabification: pos‧trach
Noun
postrach m inan
- bug-a-boo (any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is)
- fright (state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger)
Declension
Declension of postrach
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | postrach | postrachy |
| genitive | postrachu | postrachów |
| dative | postrachowi | postrachom |
| accusative | postrach | postrachy |
| instrumental | postrachem | postrachami |
| locative | postrachu | postrachach |
| vocative | postrachu | postrachy |
Related terms
verb
- postraszyć
Further reading
- postrach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- postrach in Polish dictionaries at PWN