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duby

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Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.bɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ubɘ
  • Syllabification: du‧by

Noun

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duby nvir pl

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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noun
verb

References

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

Further reading

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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duby

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