bydło

See also: bydlo

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bydło (“existence, abode, possessions > cattle”), from Proto-Slavic *bydlò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɨd.wɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɨdwɔ
• Syllabification: byd‧ło

Noun

bydło n (diminutive bydełko, related adjective bydlęcy)

1. cattle (domesticated animals of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen, etc.))

   Hypernym: rogacizna

   Hyponym: bydło domowe

2. (collective, colloquial, derogatory) cattle, rabble (uncultured or stupid people)

Declension

Declension of bydło

	singular
nominative	bydło
genitive	bydła
dative	bydłu
accusative	bydło
instrumental	bydłem
locative	bydle
vocative	bydło

Derived terms

nouns

• bydlak
• bydlątko
• bydlę

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: бы́дла (býdla)
• → English: bydlo
• → Russian: бы́дло (býdlo)
• → Ukrainian: би́дло (býdlo)

Further reading

• bydło in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bydło in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• bydło in PWN's encyclopedia

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bydlò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɨdɫɔ]

Noun

bydło n

1. residence, domicile

Further reading

• “bydło” in Soblex