jedynka

See also: jedynką

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛˈdɨŋ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨŋka
  • Syllabification: je‧dyn‧ka

Noun

jedynka f (diminutive jedyneczka)

  1. one (digit or figure)
  2. (metonymically) something assigned the number one: bus line, road, candidate on a ballot, etc.
  3. bad mark; F
  4. (informal) incisor (tooth)
  5. single room
  6. (informal, euphemistic) number one, urine

Usage notes

In Poland, jedynka is the worst mark in primary and secondary education (szkoła podstawowa and liceum/technikum). The lowest mark at universities and other institutions of higher learning is typically dwójka

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • jedynka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jedynka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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