dwór

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Lower Sorbian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dwɨr/, /dwɛr/, (dated) /dwʊr/

Noun[edit]

dwór m inan (diminutive dwórk)

  1. court (residence of a sovereign etc.; collective body of the retinue of a sovereign etc.; formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign)
  2. courtyard
  3. manor, estate
  4. farmstead, homestead

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “dwór”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “dwór”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish[edit]

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dwór (#1)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dwára (doorway), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwór-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (door). Doublet of forum (forum), a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dvur/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ur
  • Syllabification: dwór

Noun[edit]

dwór m inan (diminutive dworek, augmentative dworzyszcze)

  1. court, mansion (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary)
  2. courtyard
    Synonym: dziedziniec
  3. manor
  4. (singular only) outside
    Synonym: pole

Usage notes[edit]

The locative singular form dworzu is proscribed.

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
nouns
verb

Related terms[edit]

nouns

Further reading[edit]

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