bałwan
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Old Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *balъvanъ, *bъlvanъ. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bałwan m
- (religion) idol, graven image
- salt block of a certain size
Declension[edit]
Declension of balwan
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
noun
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “bałwan”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Polish bałwan, from Proto-Slavic *balъvanъ, *bъlvanъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbaw.van/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈbaɫ.vɒn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -awvan
- Syllabification: bał‧wan
Noun[edit]
bałwan m anim (diminutive bałwanek, feminine bałwanica)
- snowman (figure made of snow)
Noun[edit]
bałwan m anim
- (religion, dated, in some compounds) idol, graven image
- Synonym: idol
- (hunting) stuffed black grouse or figure used as a lure
Declension[edit]
Declension of bałwan
Noun[edit]
bałwan m inan
- (literary) breaker; foamy sea wave
- (archaic, historical) large block, chunk, or column (of salt, lead, tin, ice, smoke, etc.)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bałwan
Noun[edit]
bałwan m pers (feminine bałwanica)
- (colloquial, derogatory) galoot, blockhead, moron, idiot
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
Declension[edit]
Declension of bałwan
Derived terms[edit]
adjectives
adverb
nouns
verbs
- bałwanić impf, zbałwanić pf
- bałwanieć impf, zbałwanieć pf
- bałwochwalić impf
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- bałwan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bałwan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “bałwan”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023
- Danuta Lankiewicz (14.09.2021), “BAŁWAN”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “bałwan”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “bałwan”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “bałwan”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 91
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “bałwan”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
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