duby

See also: Duby

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дубы́ (dubý), plural of дуб (dub, “oak, blockhead”).[1] Doublet of dąb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.bɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ubɨ
  • Syllabification: du‧by

Noun

duby nvir

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) bunkum, poppycock
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens

Usage notes

In contemporary Polish, it is used only in the collocation duby smalone.

Declension
Declension of duby
plural
nominative duby
genitive dubów
dative dubom
accusative duby
instrumental dubami
locative dubach
vocative duby

Derived terms
noun
noun
verb
  • pleść duby smalone impf

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “duby”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading
  • duby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • duby in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “duby”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdubi/

Noun

duby

  1. nominative plural of dub
  2. accusative plural of dub
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