trele-morele
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “bird song apricot”, chosen for its rhyming nature.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɛ.lɛ.mɔˈrɛ.lɛ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɛ
- Syllabification: tre‧le‧mo‧re‧le
Noun
trele-morele nvir
- (colloquial) mumbo-jumbo
- Synonym: głupstwo
Declension
Declension of trele-morele
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trele-morele | — |
| genitive | treli-moreli | — |
| dative | trelom-morelom | — |
| accusative | trele-morele | — |
| instrumental | trelami-morelami | — |
| locative | trelach-morelach | — |
| vocative | trele-morele | — |
References
- Adam Fałowski (2022) Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN
Further reading
- trele-morele in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- trele-morele in Polish dictionaries at PWN