bojaźń

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojaznь. By surface analysis, bać +‎ -źń.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.jaʑɲ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔjaʑɲ
  • Syllabification: bo‧jaźń

Noun

bojaźń f

  1. (literary) fear
    Synonym: strach

Declension

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Further reading

  • bojaźń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bojaźń in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “bojaźń”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN