szalet

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”), from Old Franco-Provençal chaslet, diminutive of chasel (“farmhouse”), from Late Latin casālis (“house-like, house-related”), from Latin casa (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʂa.lɛt/
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  • Rhymes: -alɛt
  • Syllabification: sza‧let

Noun

szalet m inan (diminutive szalecik)

  1. outhouse
  2. public toilet
  3. (figurative) a place of moral or physical uncleanliness

Declension
Declension of szalet
singular plural
nominative szalet szalety
genitive szaletu szaletów
dative szaletowi szaletom
accusative szalet szalety
instrumental szaletem szaletami
locative szalecie szaletach
vocative szalecie szalety

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