borowy

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Polish

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvɘ
  • Syllabification: bo‧ro‧wy
  • Homophone: Borowy

Etymology 1

From bór +‎ -owy.

Adjective

borowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) conifer forest
Declension

Noun

borowy m pers

  1. (nominalized, Kuyavia, Poznań) forestkeeper, forester
    Synonym: leśniczy
  2. (nominalized) leshy (male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests)
    Synonyms: borowiec, boruta, dziad borowy, gajowy, laskowiec, lasowy, leszy, leśnik, leśny dziad, wilczy pasterz
Declension

Etymology 2

From bor +‎ -owy.

Adjective

borowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) boric, boron (of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron)
Declension
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nouns

Further reading

  • borowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “borowy”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 268