topielec

See also: Topielec

Polish

Alternative forms

• toplec (Przemyśl)
• tąpielec (Podegrodzie)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *topìti

Old Polish topić

Polish topić

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Slavic *-ělъ

Polish -el

Polish topiel

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikas

Proto-Slavic *-ьcь

Old Polish -ec

Polish -ec

Polish topielec

From topiel + -ec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔˈpjɛ.lɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɛt͡s
• Syllabification: to‧pie‧lec
• Homophone: Topielec

Noun

topielec m pers (female equivalent topielica)

1. corpse of a drowning victim
2. person saved from drowning

Declension

Declension of topielec

	singular	plural
nominative	topielec	topielcy
genitive	topielca	topielców
dative	topielcowi	topielcom
accusative	topielca	topielców
instrumental	topielcem	topielcami
locative	topielcu	topielcach
vocative	topielcu	topielcy

Noun

topielec m animal (female equivalent topielica)

1. (Slavic mythology) malevolent spirit of a human soul that died drowning, residing in the element of his own demise and responsible for sucking people into swamps and lakes as well as killing the animals standing near the still waters

   Synonyms: utopiec, wodnik

Declension

Declension of topielec

	singular	plural
nominative	topielec	topielce
genitive	topielca	topielców
dative	topielcowi	topielcom
accusative	topielca	topielce
instrumental	topielcem	topielcami
locative	topielcu	topielcach
vocative	topielcu	topielce

Related terms

adjectives

• topielisty
• topielny
• topliwy

nouns

• topiel
• topielisko
• topielnica
• topliwość

verb

• topić impf

Descendants

• → Yiddish: טאָפּיעל (topyel)

Further reading

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