masakra

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French massacre, from Middle French massacre, from Old French macecrer, from Vulgar Latin *matteuculāre, from Latin *matteuca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈsak.ra/
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  • Rhymes: -akra
  • Syllabification: ma‧sak‧ra

Noun

masakra f

  1. massacre (intentional mass killing)
  2. fiasco
    Synonyms: fiasko, porażka

Declension
Declension of masakra
singular plural
nominative masakra masakry
genitive masakry masakr
dative masakrze masakrom
accusative masakrę masakry
instrumental masakrą masakrami
locative masakrze masakrach
vocative masakro masakry

Interjection

masakra

  1. tragic, that's awful

Derived terms
verbs

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