fajans

See also: Fajans

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French faïence, named after the city Faenza in Italy, where it was made in the 16th century.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.jans/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajans
  • Syllabification: fa‧jans

Noun

fajans m inan

  1. faience (type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic)
  2. (colloquial) tripes (something valueless)

Declension
Declension of fajans
singular plural
nominative fajans fajanse
genitive fajansu fajansów
dative fajansowi fajansom
accusative fajans fajanse
instrumental fajansem fajansami
locative fajansie fajansach
vocative fajansie fajanse

Derived terms
adjective
  • fajansowy
noun
  • fajansarnia

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