Polish

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Etymology

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From Latin andrōn (junction), possibly under influence of Italian androne (hallway) with semantic shifts of public place > place where people meet to share rumors > rumors > nonsense.[1] First attested in 1698.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /anˈdrɔ.nɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɘ
  • Syllabification: an‧dro‧ny

Noun

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androny nvir pl

  1. (literary) nonsense, poppycock
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens
    pleść andronyto spew nonsense

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Adam Fałowski (2022) “androny”, in Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN
  2. ^ Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (05.11.2020) “ANDRONY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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