mizeria

See also: mizéria and mizerią

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish mizeria (“squalor”), due to the salad's low-class origin. Doublet of misère and misery.

Noun

mizeria (uncountable)

  1. A Polish cucumber salad with sour cream.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin miseria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈzɛ.rja/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrja
  • Syllabification: mi‧ze‧ria

Noun

mizeria f

  1. mizeria (Polish cucumber salad)
  2. (literary) misery, distress, dearth, squalor
    Synonyms: ubóstwo, bieda, nędza

Declension

Declension of mizeria
singular plural
nominative mizeria mizerie
genitive mizerii mizerii/mizeryj (archaic)
dative mizerii mizeriom
accusative mizerię mizerie
instrumental mizerią mizeriami
locative mizerii mizeriach
vocative mizerio mizerie
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • mizeria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mizeria in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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