abcug

See also: abcúg

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Abzug. First attested in 1789.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈap.t͡suk/

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• Rhymes: -apt͡suk
• Syllabification: ab‧cug

Noun

abcug m inan

1. (dated) interval, gap, distance

   Synonyms: odstęp, odległość

2. (dated, card games) action taken as part of a plan (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

   Synonym: pociągnięcie

3. (obsolete) hit, tug

   Synonym: potrącenie

4. (obsolete) that which is left over of hemp on a brush after pulling over something

Declension

Declension of abcug

	singular	plural
nominative	abcug	abcugi
genitive	abcugu	abcugów
dative	abcugowi	abcugom
accusative	abcug	abcugi
instrumental	abcugiem	abcugami
locative	abcugu	abcugach
vocative	abcugu	abcugi

Derived terms

adverb

• w krótkich abcugach

 

verb

• (obsolete) abcugować impf or pf

 

Further reading

• abcug in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abcug”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 1
• abcug in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego