anioł

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See also: Anioł and aniół

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anioł

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish anjoł.[1]

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Noun[edit]

anioł m animal or m pers (female equivalent anielica, diminutive aniołek, related adjective aniołowy)

  1. (biblical, Christianity, Islam, Judaism) angel (incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes)
  2. (art) angel (depiction of an angel in art)
  3. (figurative) angel (person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)
  4. (literary) angel (person or phenomenon considered the personification or sign of something)

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
  • anioł in PWN's encyclopedia