gołąb

See also: Golab, Gołąb, and gòłąb

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos)bor.

Vulgar Latin columbusbor.

Proto-Slavic *golǫbь

Polish gołąb

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.wɔmp/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.ɫɔ̃pʲ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔwɔmp
• Syllabification: go‧łąb
• Homophones: Gołąb, Gołomb

Noun

gołąb m animal (female equivalent gołębica, diminutive gołąbek)

1. pigeon; dove

Declension

Declension of gołąb

	singular	plural
nominative	gołąb	gołębie
genitive	gołębia	gołębi
dative	gołębiowi	gołębiom
accusative	gołębia	gołębie
instrumental	gołębiem	gołębiami
locative	gołębiu	gołębiach
vocative	gołębiu	gołębie

Derived terms

• gołąbek
• gołębi
• gołębiarnia
• gołębiarstwo
• gołębiarz
• gołębię
• gołębnik

Further reading

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