czarny lud

Polish

Etymology

Literally roughly "black monster-man".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂar.nɨ lut/

Noun

czarny lud m anim

  1. (idiomatic) bogeyman
  2. a children's game where one child is blindfolded and must catch the other children

Usage notes

Despite the literal meaning, this phrase is not used as an ethnic slur. See Category:Polish ethnic slurs.

Declension
declension of czarny lud
singular
nominative czarny lud
genitive czarnego luda
dative czarnemu ludowi
accusative czarnego luda
instrumental czarnym ludem
locative czarnym ludzie
vocative czarny ludzie
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