postrach

See also: Postrach

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from postraszyć.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔs.trax/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔstrax
  • Syllabification: pos‧trach

Noun

postrach m inan

  1. bug-a-boo (any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is)
  2. fright (state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger)

Declension
Declension of postrach
singular plural
nominative postrach postrachy
genitive postrachu postrachów
dative postrachowi postrachom
accusative postrach postrachy
instrumental postrachem postrachami
locative postrachu postrachach
vocative postrachu postrachy
verb
  • postraszyć

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