truteń

See also: truten

Polish

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) trucień

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trǫtьňь, *trutьňь, from *trǫtъ,[1]whence Old Polish trant, trąd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtru.tɛɲ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -utɛɲ
  • Syllabification: tru‧teń

Noun

truteń m animal

  1. drone (male bee)
    Synonym: (obsolete) trut

Declension
Declension of truteń
singular plural
nominative truteń trutnie
genitive trutnia trutni
dative trutniowi trutniom
accusative trutnia trutnie
instrumental trutniem trutniami
locative trutniu trutniach
vocative trutniu trutnie

Noun

truteń m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) a work-averse man who lives on other people's efforts or expense; a parasite; a deadbeat

Declension
Declension of truteń
singular plural
nominative truteń trutenie
genitive trutenia trutni / trutniów
dative truteniowi truteniom
accusative trutenia trutni / trutniów
instrumental truteniem truteniami
locative truteniu truteniach
vocative truteniu trutenie
adjective
  • trutowy
nouns
  • trutowisko
  • trutówka

References
  1. “trǫtъ”, in Derksen - Slavic Inherited Lexicon‎, ordbog.oesteuropastudier.dk, 2018 March 2 (last accessed)

Further reading
  • truteń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • truteń in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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