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słoń

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słonie

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slonъ.

    Noun

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    słoń m animal

    1. elephant, elephantid (any member of the family Elephantidae)
    2. male elephant
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    Noun

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    słoń m pers

    1. (colloquial) landwhale (obese person)
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grubas
    2. (criminal slang) robber
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    Noun

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    słoń m inan

    1. (military slang) a gas mask with a long hose
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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    słoń

    1. second-person singular imperative of słonić

    Further reading

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