pomnik

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See also: pomník, pòmnik, and pōmnik

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Upper Sorbian pomnik, from Czech pomník, from Polish pomnik.

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Noun[edit]

pomnik m inan (diminutive pomnick, related adjective pomnikowy or pomnikojski)

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)
    Synonyms: dopomnik, spomnik, monument
    pomnik póswěśiśto consecrate a monument
    pomnik wótekšyśto unveil the monument

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Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “pomnik”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “pomnik”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
pomnik w Krakowie

Etymology[edit]

From pomny +‎ -ik. Calque of Latin monumentum. Coined by Jacek Przybylski in 1788.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔm.ɲik/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmɲik
  • Syllabification: pom‧nik

Noun[edit]

pomnik m inan (diminutive pomniczek, related adjective pomnikowy)

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)
    Synonym: monument
  2. gravestone
    Synonym: nagrobek
  3. something or someone of great value in the achievements of some field of human activity (e.g., science, history, art) or time (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Belarusian: по́мнік (pómnik)
  • Czech: pomník
  • Kashubian: pòmnik
  • Silesian: pōmnik
  • Vilamovian: pomnik

References[edit]

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “pomnik”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 461
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pomnik”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), volume 694, page 2

Further reading[edit]

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

Upper Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Czech pomník, from Polish pomnik.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pomnik m inan (related adjective pomnikowy)

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)
    Synonym: monument

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Vilamovian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Polish pomnik.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pomnik m

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)