mąż

See also: maz, máz, maź, and maż

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-g- (whence also English man).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔŋʂ/ [mɔ̃w̃ʂ]
audio (file)

Noun

mąż m pers

husband
(poetic) man (male human being)

Usage notes

The sense of "male human being" carries connotations of bravery, honour or responsibility; in other words, the stereotypical quality of "manliness".

Declension

declension of mąż

	singular	plural
nominative	mąż	mężowie
genitive	męża	mężów
dative	mężowi	mężom
accusative	męża	mężów
instrumental	mężem	mężami
locative	mężu	mężach
vocative	mężu	mężowie

Derived terms

(adjectives) mężowski, mężowy
(nouns) mąż stanu, mężulek, mężuś, mężysko

Related terms

mężczyzna

Further reading

mąż in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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