dachowiec

Polish

Etymology

From dach (“roof”) +‎ -owiec, from the observation that feral cats in cities spend a lot of time on the roofs of buildings.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daˈxɔ.vjɛt͡s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: da‧cho‧wiec

Noun

dachowiec m animal

  1. (informal) moggy, mixed-breed cat
  2. (informal) feral cat

Declension
Declension of dachowiec
singular plural
nominative dachowiec dachowce
genitive dachowca dachowców
dative dachowcowi dachowcom
accusative dachowca dachowce
instrumental dachowcem dachowcami
locative dachowcu dachowcach
vocative dachowcu dachowce

Further reading
  • dachowiec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dachowiec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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