dwór

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Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Further reading

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  • 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

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dwór (#1)

Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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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

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The locative singular form dworzu is proscribed.

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjectives
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Further reading

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