słup

See also: slup

Lower Sorbian

słup

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stъlpъ (post). Cognate with Upper Sorbian stołp, Polish słup, Czech sloup, Slovak stĺp, Russian столб (stolb), Serbo-Croatian stȗp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [swup]

Noun

słup m (diminutive słupk)

  1. column, pillar

Declension


Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stъlpъ (post).

Noun

słup m anim (diminutive słupek)

  1. pole; column; pillar
  2. (heraldry) pale

Declension

Descendants

  • Belarusian: слуп (slup)

Noun

słup m anim

  1. (informal, derogatory) shell corporation; a legal entity used in illegal activities, such as carousel fraud
  2. (informal, derogatory) straw owner; a person whose identity is used in criminal activities, but benefits very little from the crime and is usually oblivious of it

Declension

Further reading

  • słup in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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