zabobon

Polish

Alternative forms

• zababon (Central Greater Poland, Southern Greater Poland, Northern Greater Poland, Eastern Greater Poland)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zabobon, from dialectal Proto-Slavic *(za)babonъ, from *(za)baboniti. Compare Ukrainian забобон (zabobon), Belarusian забабо́ны (zababóny).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈbɔ.bɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔbɔn
• Syllabification: za‧bo‧bon

Noun

zabobon m inan

1. superstition

   Synonym: przesąd

Declension

Declension of zabobon

	singular	plural
nominative	zabobon	zabobony
genitive	zabobonu	zabobonów
dative	zabobonowi	zabobonom
accusative	zabobon	zabobony
instrumental	zabobonem	zabobonami
locative	zabobonie	zabobonach
vocative	zabobonie	zabobony

Derived terms

adjective

• zabobonny

nouns

• zabobonnica
• zabobonnik

Related terms

adverb

• zabobonnie

nouns

• zabobonnictwo
• zabobonność

Further reading

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