anioł

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish anjoł, from Old Czech anjel, from Medieval Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), from an unidentified source.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

anioł m anim (diminutive aniołek, feminine anielica)

  1. (religion) angel
  2. (figuratively) angel (person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)

Declension[edit]

Normal modern declension is animate (nominative and accusative plural anioły). Personal declension (nominative plural aniołowie, accusative plural aniołów) is dated or literary. The form anieli is archaic.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Belarusian: анёл (anjól)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “anioł”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading[edit]

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