szmonces

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שמאָנצעס‎ (shmontses), plural of שמאָנצע‎ (shmontse, “nonsense, bosh, poppycock”), possibly from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת‎ (šemūʿōt, “rumours”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʂmɔn.t͡sɛs/
Rhymes: -ɔnt͡sɛs
Syllabification: szmon‧ces

Noun

szmonces m inan

(literary) Jewish joke
Hypernym: dowcip

Declension

Declension of szmonces

	singular	plural
nominative	szmonces	szmoncesy
genitive	szmoncesu	szmoncesów
dative	szmoncesowi	szmoncesom
accusative	szmonces	szmoncesy
instrumental	szmoncesem	szmoncesami
locative	szmoncesie	szmoncesach
vocative	szmoncesie	szmoncesy

Derived terms

adjective

szmoncesowy