Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polski

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: pol-s-ki
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Polish (language)

Offensive

noun

A Pole (Polish person)

Offensive

adj

Offensive

Example Sentences

"'Da, is it? We don't speak Polski here, mate.'"
"Insensitive to Little Bee's evident distress, the guard comments that he has been unable to 'compete with the Polskis ' for jobs in Britain and is now employed by a European corporation"
"As they looked through them, they commented on the vehicles: that jeep was an ARO from Romania; that car was a Polski Fiat; the pick-up truck outside the mosque was a Polish Żuk."

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish polski, capitalized according to the standard rules of English demonyms. Popular usage influenced by -ski.

Usage

Offensive

Inflected Forms

Polskis (plural)

Phrases

Polski sklep

Frequently Paired Words

Polski sklep Russki

Questions

What does polski mean?: Polish (language)
Where does polski come from?: Borrowed from Polish polski, capitalized according to the standard rules of English demonyms. Popular usage influenced by -ski.

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