kacet

See also: kácet

Polish

kacet

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of the German initialism KZ. Compare Yiddish קאַצעט (katset).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.t͡sɛt/

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• Rhymes: -at͡sɛt
• Syllabification: ka‧cet

Noun

kacet m inan

1. (countable, colloquial, historical) Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War

   Synonym: lagier

   Hypernym: obóz koncentracyjny

2. (uncountable, colloquial, historical) stay in a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War

   Synonym: lagier

Declension

Declension of kacet

	singular	plural
nominative	kacet	kacety
genitive	kacetu	kacetów
dative	kacetowi	kacetom
accusative	kacet	kacety
instrumental	kacetem	kacetami
locative	kacecie	kacetach
vocative	kacecie	kacety

Derived terms

nouns

• kacetowiec

 

Further reading

• kacet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kacet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kacet in PWN's encyclopedia