rapitołza

== Silesian == === Alternative forms === rapitouza rapitōłza, rapitōuza rapitułza (Pszczyna, Katowice, Chorzów, Gierałtowice) rapidołza, rapidouza (Świerklany, Mikołów, Katowice) === Etymology === Unknown. Theories include: Of Slavic, onomatopoeic origin. Compare Silesian rapica, rapitŏk, Czech (dialectal) rapitat (“to run away”), repetuša (“blabbermouth”), Slovak rapotať (“to blabber”). The unusual ending could be explained as -oła with an expressive z. Of German origin with a yet-unidentified source. The wordfinal cluster "ōuza"/"ouza" is rare in Silesian and shows up almost exclusively in German borrowings. Some examples of other words featuring this ending are dōuza, rōuza, zōuza, hōuzy, aprikōuza (from German Dose, Rose, Soße, Hosen and Aprikose respectively). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ra.piˈtɔw.za/ Rhymes: -ɔwza Syllabification: ra‧pi‧toł‧za === Noun === rapitołza f (Gliwice, Rybnik, Zabrze, Świerklany, Knurów, Gierałtowice, Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Żory, Ruda Śląska, Ornontowice, Bytom, Piekary Śląskie, Chorzów, Mikołów, Wyry, Tychy, Mysłowice, Katowice, Lędziny) toad Synonyms: ropucha, abas, chrostŏk, chruściŏk, rapica, rapitŏk, parszywka, kumŏk frog Synonyms: żaba, frosz, rapica, rapitŏk ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== === Further reading === rapitouza in dykcjonorz.eu