bałwan

Polish
bałwan

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bъlvanъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaw.van/
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Noun

bałwan m anim (diminutive bałwanek)

  1. snowman (figure made of snow)
  2. (religion, dated, derogatory) idol, graven image
  3. (hunting) stuffed black grouse or figure used as a lure

Declension
declension of bałwan
singular plural
nominative bałwan bałwany
genitive bałwana bałwanów
dative bałwanowi bałwanom
accusative bałwana bałwany
instrumental bałwanem bałwanami
locative bałwanie bałwanach
vocative bałwanie bałwany

Noun

bałwan m inan

  1. (literary) foamy sea wave
  2. (archaic) large block, chunk, or column (of salt, lead, tin, ice, smoke, etc.)

Declension
declension of bałwan
singular plural
nominative bałwan bałwany
genitive bałwanu bałwanów
dative bałwanowi bałwanom
accusative bałwan bałwany
instrumental bałwanem bałwanami
locative bałwanie bałwanach
vocative bałwanie bałwany

Noun

bałwan m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) moron, idiot

Declension
declension of bałwan
singular plural
nominative bałwan bałwani
genitive bałwana bałwanów
dative bałwanowi bałwanom
accusative bałwana bałwanów
instrumental bałwanem bałwanami
locative bałwanie bałwanach
vocative bałwanie bałwani

Synonyms

Further reading
  • bałwan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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