karw

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish karw, a back-formation from karwa, from Proto-Slavic *kòrva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kárˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-weh₂, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head, top, horn”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /karf/
  • Rhymes: -arf
  • Syllabification: karw

Noun[edit]

karw m animal

  1. (obsolete) old languid ox
    Hypernym: wół

Declension[edit]

Declension of karw
singular plural
nominative karw karwy
genitive karwu karwów
dative karwowi karwom
accusative karwu karwy
instrumental karwem karwami
locative karwie karwach
vocative karwie karwy

Related terms[edit]

adjective
noun

Further reading[edit]

  • karw in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarf/
  • Rhymes: -arf
  • Syllabification: karw

Noun[edit]

karw m animal

  1. ox

Further reading[edit]

  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “karw”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 320
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