burdel

See also: burdël

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bordel, from Middle French bordel, from Old French bordel, from Medieval Latin bordellum (“brothel, small hut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbur.dɛl/

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• Rhymes: -urdɛl
• Syllabification: bur‧del

Noun

burdel m inan (diminutive burdelik)

1. (vulgar) brothel

   Synonyms: agencja towarzyska, dom publiczny, lupanar, zamtuz

2. (vulgar) mess; disarray

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nieporządek

3. (vulgar) clusterfuck; stir; commotion

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zamieszanie

Declension

Declension of burdel

	singular	plural
nominative	burdel	burdele
genitive	burdelu	burdeli/burdelów
dative	burdelowi	burdelom
accusative	burdel	burdele
instrumental	burdelem	burdelami
locative	burdelu	burdelach
vocative	burdelu	burdele

Derived terms

• burdelmama
• burdelowy
• burdelówka

 

Further reading

• burdel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• burdel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan bordell or Occitan bordel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buɾˈdel/ [buɾˈð̞el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: bur‧del

Noun

burdel m (plural burdeles)

1. brothel, whorehouse

   Synonyms: prostíbulo, puticlub, puterío, casa de putas, mancebía

Further reading

• “burdel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28