animusz

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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin animus.[1][2][3] First attested in 1585.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɲi.muʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -imuʂ
  • Syllabification: a‧ni‧musz

Noun

animusz m inan

  1. (literary) energy, vigor, pep, spirit
    Synonyms: (literary) bigiel, wigor, werwa, zapał
  2. (obsolete) anger, rage
  3. (obsolete) pride
  4. (Middle Polish) soul, heart, mind, essence of being
    Synonym: dusza
  5. (Middle Polish) intention, want
    Synonyms: chęć, zamiar
  6. (Middle Polish) opinion, thought, impression

Declension

Declension of animusz
singular
nominative animusz
genitive animuszu
dative animuszowi
accusative animusz
instrumental animuszem
locative animuszu
vocative animuszu

Collocations

meaning 1
  • większy animusz ― more spirit
  • ogromny animusz ― great spirit
  • duży animusz ― great spirit
  • sarmacki animusz ― Sarmatian spirit
  • spory animusz ― a lot of spirit
  • wielki animusz ― great spirit
  • bojowy animusz ― fighting spirit
  • niebywały animusz ― incredible spirit
  • mniejszy animusz ― less spirit
  • miejscowy animusz ― local spirit
  • rycerski animusz ― chivalrous spirit
  • twórczy animusz ― creative spirit
  • wojenny animusz ― martial spirit
  • dodawać/dodać animuszu ― to invigorate
  • natrzeć animuszem ― to rub with spirit
  • atakować/zaatakować z animuszem ― to attack vigorously
  • tracić/stracić/zatracić animusz ― to lose spirit
  • nabierać/nabrać animuszu ― to get invigorated
  • ruszyć z animuszem ― to move with enthusiasm
  • przystąpić z animuszem ― to join with enthusiasm
  • odzyskać animasz ― to regain vigor
  • prowadzić z animuszem ― to lead with enthusiasm
  • animuszu starczyło/wystarczyło ― there was enough spirit

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “animusz”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “animusz”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “animusz”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “animusz, animus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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