motyl

See also: Motyl, motýl, and motýľ

Polish

Alternative forms

• mental (Far Masovian)
• mytel, mentel (Żywiec)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Balto-Slavic *meh₁-der.?

Proto-Balto-Slavic *met-der.

Proto-Slavic *mestì

Proto-Slavic *motati

Proto-Slavic *-ylъ

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas

Proto-Slavic *-jь

Proto-Slavic *-yľь

Proto-Slavic *motyľь

Polish motyl

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *motyľь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.tɘl/

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• Rhymes: -ɔtɘl
• Syllabification: mo‧tyl
• Homophone: Motyl

Noun

motyl m animal (diminutive motylek)

1. butterfly (insect)
2. object shaped like a butterfly, especially a bow
3. (sailing) spinnaker

   Synonym: spinaker

Declension

Declension of motyl

	singular	plural
nominative	motyl	motyle
genitive	motyla	motyli
dative	motylowi	motylom
accusative	motyla	motyle
instrumental	motylem	motylami
locative	motylu	motylach
vocative	motylu	motyle

Derived terms

adjective

• motyli

Noun

motyl m animal

1. (swimming) butterfly, butterfly stroke

   Synonyms: delfin, delfinek, motylek, styl motylkowy

Declension

Declension of motyl

	singular
nominative	motyl
genitive	motyla
dative	motylowi
accusative	motyla
instrumental	motylem
locative	motylu
vocative	motylu

Further reading

• “motyl”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “motyl”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)