wariat

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin variātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.rjat/

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• Rhymes: -arjat
• Syllabification: wa‧riat

Noun

wariat m pers (female equivalent wariatka, diminutive wariatuńcio)

1. (colloquial) someone mentally ill

   Synonyms: nienormalny, szajbus

2. (colloquial) madman (person acting unpredictably or unreasonably)

   Synonym: szaleniec

Declension

Declension of wariat

	singular	plural
nominative	wariat	wariaci/wariaty (deprecative)
genitive	wariata	wariatów
dative	wariatowi	wariatom
accusative	wariata	wariatów
instrumental	wariatem	wariatami
locative	wariacie	wariatach
vocative	wariacie	wariaci

Derived terms

adjective

• wariacki

nouns

• wariactwo
• wariatkowo

Related terms

adjective

• zwariowany

adverbs

• wariacko
• zwariowanie

verbs

• wariować impf
• zwariować pf

Further reading

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