bażant

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Polish

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bażant

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bażant, from Czech bažant, from Middle High German vasant, from Old French fasant, from Latin phasianus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.ʐant/
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  • Rhymes: -aʐant
  • Syllabification: ba‧żant

Noun

bażant m animal (diminutive bażancik)

  1. pheasant

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “bażant”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna:słowo europejskie, do nas przez Czechów (bažant, z niem. Fasan) (...) wszystko z łac grec. fasianos

Further reading

  • bażant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bażant in Polish dictionaries at PWN