Polish

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin authenticus.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /awˈtɛn.tɘk/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛntɘk
    • Syllabification: au‧ten‧tyk

    Noun

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    autentyk m inan

    1. original, real McCoy, genuine article, real deal (something authentic to the original)
      Synonym: oryginał

    Declension

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    Adjective

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    autentyk (not comparable, no derived adverb)

    1. (colloquial) authentic (real due to being unchanged)
      Synonyms: autentyczny, oryginalny
      Antonyms: fałszywy, nieprawdziwy
      Hypernym: prawdziwy

    Particle

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    autentyk

    1. (colloquial) seriously, for real, honest, honestly (used when the speaker wishes to vouch for the authenticity of their statement)
      Synonyms: na serio, serio, słowo harcerza
      Nie zjadłem ciasteczek, autentyk.I didn't eat the cookies, honest.

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    Further reading

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    • autentyk”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • autentyk”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)