woźny

See also: Woźny

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish woźny, from Proto-Slavic *vozьnъ. By surface analysis, wozić +‎ -ny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʑ.nɨ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʑnɨ
• Syllabification: woź‧ny
• Homophone: Woźny

Noun

woźny m pers (female equivalent woźna)

1. (nominalized) janitor, caretaker (someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building)

   Synonyms: bedel, pedel

2. (nominalized, historical, law) minor judicial official or clerk

Declension

Declension of woźny

	singular	plural
nominative	woźny	woźni
genitive	woźnego	woźnych
dative	woźnemu	woźnym
accusative	woźnego	woźnych
instrumental	woźnym	woźnymi
locative	woźnym	woźnych
vocative	woźny	woźni

Further reading

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