gapowicz

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Polish gapa

Proto-Indo-European *-usder.

Proto-Indo-European *-osder.

Proto-Slavic *-ovъ

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īt-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jás

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ītjas

Proto-Slavic *-iťь

Proto-Slavic *-oviťь

Old Polish -owicder.

Polish -owicz

Polish gapowicz

From gapa + -owicz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈpɔ.vit͡ʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvit͡ʂ
• Syllabification: ga‧po‧wicz

Noun

gapowicz m pers (female equivalent gapowiczka)

1. fare dodger (passenger without a ticket)
2. gawker, gaper, mindless onlooker, rubbernecker

   Synonym: gap

Declension

Declension of gapowicz

	singular	plural
nominative	gapowicz	gapowicze
genitive	gapowicza	gapowiczów
dative	gapowiczowi	gapowiczom
accusative	gapowicza	gapowiczów
instrumental	gapowiczem	gapowiczami
locative	gapowiczu	gapowiczach
vocative	gapowiczu	gapowicze

Further reading

• “gapowicz”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “gapowicz”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)