zakładnik

Polish

Etymology

From zakład + -nik. First attested in the 16th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈkwad.ɲik/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /zaˈkɫad.ɲik/
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  • Rhymes: -adɲik
  • Syllabification: za‧kład‧nik

Noun

zakładnik m pers (feminine zakładniczka or (obsolete) zakładnica)

  1. hostage (person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

  1. zakładnik”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023

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