mitręga

See also: Mitręga, mitręgą, and Mitręgą

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈtrɛŋ.ɡa/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /miˈtrɛ̃.ɡa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋɡa
  • Syllabification: mi‧trę‧ga
  • Homophones: Mitręga, Mitrenga

Etymology 1

Uncertain, originally of dialectal origin, possibly of Middle High German origin.[1] First attested in 1568.[2]

Noun

mitręga f

  1. (Middle Polish) poverty, destitution
    Synonym: bieda
  2. (Middle Polish) botch job, bungling
    Synonyms: łatanina, partactwo
Declension

Etymology 2

Back-formation from mitrężyć.[3] First attested in the 18th century.[4]

Noun

mitręga f

  1. waste of time
Declension

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References

  1. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), mitręga I”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. mitręga”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023
  3. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), mitręga II”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), mitręga”, in Słownik języka polskiego

Further reading

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