pospolite ruszenie

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “common levy”. Calque of French levée en masse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔ.spɔˈli.tɛ ruˈʂɛ.ɲɛ/ Syllabification: po‧spo‧li‧te ru‧sze‧nie === Noun === pospolite ruszenie n (historical, idiomatic, military) fyrd, levy en masse (compulsory recruitment into the army of all male citizens or only of a certain specific group of men obliged to do so in the event of a threat to the country) (collective, historical, idiomatic, military) fyrd, levy en masse (army made up of citizens recruited compulsorily into the army in a national emergency) (collective, colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) group of people who are united by a common goal and want to pursue it together without having any professional training in the activities they undertake ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “pospolite ruszenie”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pospolite ruszenie”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)