banialuki
Polish
Etymology
From Banialuka, a princess in a fantasy poem by Hieronim Morsztyn,[1] named after Banja Luka, a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ɲaˈlu.ki/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uki
- Syllabification: ba‧nia‧lu‧ki
Noun
banialuki nvir
- (colloquial, derogatory) poppycock; bunkum
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens
Declension
Declension of banialuki
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | banialuki |
| genitive | banialuk |
| dative | banialukom |
| accusative | banialuki |
| instrumental | banialukami |
| locative | banialukach |
| vocative | banialuki |
References
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “banialuki”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna: “‘bajdy’, od królewny Banialuki, bohaterki pierwszej drukowanej a oryginalnej bajki Hier. Morsztyna”
Further reading
- banialuki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- banialuki in Polish dictionaries at PWN