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gamajda

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See also: gamajdą

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gamajьda, from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (gamaiþs), from Proto-Germanic *maidaz, from Proto-Indo-European *moyth₂ós, from the root *meyth₂- (to hurt).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ajda
  • Syllabification: ga‧maj‧da

Noun

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gamajda m pers or f

  1. (derogatory) clumsy person, numbskull, slouch, oaf
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara

Declension

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Masculine declension:

Feminine declension:

Further reading

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  • gamajda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Antoni Waga (1860) “gamajda”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 751
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “gamajda”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 108