dłoń

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See also: dłóń

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dolnь.

Pronunciation

Noun

dłoń f inan

  1. palm (inner part of the hand)

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “dłoń”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “dłoń”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolnь. First attested in 1471.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /dɫɔɲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /dɫɔɲ/

Noun

dłoń f

  1. palm (inner part of the hand)
    • 1901 [1471], Materiały i Prace Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume V, page 70:
      Dlony palma (palmas suas extendit ad pauperem Prov 31, 20)Dłoń palma (palmas suas extendit ad pauperem Prov 31, 20)
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Descendants

  • Polish: dłoń

References

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish dłoń.

Pronunciation

Noun

dłoń f

  1. palm (inner, concave part of hand)
  2. (Middle Polish) palm (unit of length)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • dłoń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dłoń in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “dłoń”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (25.09.2023) “DŁOŃ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]