obywatel

Polish

Etymology

Influenced by (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Czech obyvatel ("inhabitant"), displacing (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Polish obywaciel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian обыватель (obyvatelʹ) ("average man, citizen; obsolete: resident, inhabitant").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.bɨˈva.tɛl/

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Noun

obywatel m pers (female equivalent obywatelka)

1. citizen (legal member of a state)

Declension

Declension of obywatel

	singular	plural
nominative	obywatel	obywatele
genitive	obywatela	obywateli
dative	obywatelowi	obywatelom
accusative	obywatela	obywateli
instrumental	obywatelem	obywatelami
locative	obywatelu	obywatelach
vocative	obywatelu	obywatele

Related terms

• obywatelstwo

Further reading

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