Wasserpolacke
German
Alternative forms
- Wasserpolack
Etymology
Wasser (“water”) + Polacke (“Pole”). Originally a reference to those who worked along the Oder. Later on, sometimes reinterpreted as "watered-down Pole".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvasɐpoˌlakə/
- Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧po‧la‧cke; pre-1996: Was‧ser‧po‧lak‧ke
Noun
Wasserpolacke m (weak, genitive Wasserpolacken, plural Wasserpolacken, feminine Wasserpolackin)
- (dated, sometimes derogatory) A Slavic-speaking Silesian, particularly from Upper Silesia.
Declension
Declension of Wasserpolacke [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wasserpolacke | die | Wasserpolacken |
| genitive | eines | des | Wasserpolacken | der | Wasserpolacken |
| dative | einem | dem | Wasserpolacken | den | Wasserpolacken |
| accusative | einen | den | Wasserpolacken | die | Wasserpolacken |
Derived terms
- Wasserpolackisch
- wasserpolackisch
Related terms
- Wasserpole
- Wasserpolin
- Wasserpolnisch
- wasserpolnisch
See also
- Schlesien
- Schlesier
- Schlesisch
- schlesisch
- Schlonsakisch
- schlonsakisch
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