niedźwiedź

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Old Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲɛd͡ʑvjɛ(ː)t͡ɕ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲɛd͡ʑvjɛt͡ɕ/, /ɲɛd͡ʑvjet͡ɕ/

Noun[edit]

niedźwiedź m ?

  1. Alternative form of miedźwiedź

Polish[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish miedźwiedź, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь, with a sound change of mj changing to ń as a result of labial dissimilation.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

niedźwiedź m animal (female equivalent niedźwiedzica, diminutive niedźwiadek)

  1. bear (member of the family Ursidae)
    Synonym: miś

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
adverb
nouns

Noun[edit]

niedźwiedź m pers

  1. (by extension) oaf (oafish person)
  2. (finance) bear (investor who sells in anticipation of falling prices)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “niedźwiedź”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

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