figiel

Polish

Etymology

Brückner (1927) states that this term derived from Latin figura via an dialectal form figuły[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲi.ɡʲɛl/
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Noun

figiel m inan

  1. trick, prank, joke, fooling around
    płatać figle - to play tricks (imperfective)
    spłatać figla - to play a trick (perfective)

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Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • figlarz m / figlarka f
(Adjectives)
  • figlarny

(Verbs)

  • figlować

(Idioms)

  • o mały figiel

Descendants

References

  1. 1 2 Brückner, Aleksander (1927) Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, published 1985, page 121
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