junkier

English

Adjective

junkier

  1. comparative form of junky: more junky

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Junker.[1][2][3] First attested in 1803.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuŋ.kjɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uŋkjɛr
  • Syllabification: jun‧kier

Noun

junkier m pers (related adjective junkierski)

  1. (historical) junker (younger German son of a ruling, noble and patrician family)
  2. (historical) junker (important landowner in former Prussia, Mecklenburg and Holstein)
  3. (historical, military) cadet (non-commissioned officer of noble origin who could be promoted to officer after two years of service in Russian army)
  4. (historical, military) cadet (student of an officer school)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “junkier”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “junkier”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Halina Zgółkowa, editor (1994–2005), “junkier”, in Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny, volumes 1–50, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kuryer Litewski : Za Naywyższem Dozwoleniem Imperatora JMCI Całey Rossyi (in Polish), number 27, 4 April 1803, page 4

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