bolszewik
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔlˈʂɛ.vik/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛvik
- Syllabification: bol‧sze‧wik
Noun
bolszewik m pers (feminine bolszewiczka)
- Bolshevik (member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917)
- a supporter of communism
Declension
Declension of bolszewik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bolszewik | bolszewicy |
| genitive | bolszewika | bolszewików |
| dative | bolszewikowi | bolszewikom |
| accusative | bolszewika | bolszewików |
| instrumental | bolszewikiem | bolszewikami |
| locative | bolszewiku | bolszewikach |
| vocative | bolszewiku | bolszewicy |
Derived terms
adjective
- bolszewicki
Related terms
nouns
- bolszewia
- bolszewizacja
- bolszewizm
verb
- bolszewizować
Further reading
- bolszewik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bolszewik in Polish dictionaries at PWN