szalet
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”), from Old Franco-Provençal chaslet, diminutive of chasel (“farmhouse”), from Late Latin casālis (“house-like, house-related”), from Latin casa (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂa.lɛt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alɛt
- Syllabification: sza‧let
Noun
szalet m inan (diminutive szalecik)
- outhouse
- public toilet
- (figurative) a place of moral or physical uncleanliness
Declension
Declension of szalet
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | szalet | szalety |
| genitive | szaletu | szaletów |
| dative | szaletowi | szaletom |
| accusative | szalet | szalety |
| instrumental | szaletem | szaletami |
| locative | szalecie | szaletach |
| vocative | szalecie | szalety |
Further reading
- szalet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szalet in Polish dictionaries at PWN