bałwan

Polish

bałwan

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaw.van/

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Noun

1. snowman (figure made of snow)
2. (religion, dated, derogatory) idol, graven image
3. (hunting) stuffed black grouse or figure used as a lure

Declension

Declension of bałwan

	singular	plural
nominative	bałwan	bałwany
genitive	bałwana	bałwanów
dative	bałwanowi	bałwanom
accusative	bałwana	bałwany
instrumental	bałwanem	bałwanami
locative	bałwanie	bałwanach
vocative	bałwanie	bałwany

Noun

bałwan m inan

1. (literary) foamy sea wave
2. (archaic) large block, chunk, or column (of salt, lead, tin, ice, smoke, etc.)

Declension

Declension of bałwan

	singular	plural
nominative	bałwan	bałwany
genitive	bałwanu	bałwanów
dative	bałwanowi	bałwanom
accusative	bałwan	bałwany
instrumental	bałwanem	bałwanami
locative	bałwanie	bałwanach
vocative	bałwanie	bałwany

Noun

bałwan m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory) moron, idiot

Declension

Declension of bałwan

	singular	plural
nominative	bałwan	bałwani/bałwany (deprecative)
genitive	bałwana	bałwanów
dative	bałwanowi	bałwanom
accusative	bałwana	bałwanów
instrumental	bałwanem	bałwanami
locative	bałwanie	bałwanach
vocative	bałwanie	bałwani

Synonyms

• (idiot): See Thesaurus:głupiec

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