dzban

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See also: Dzban, džban, and džbán

Old Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьbanъ. First attested in 1394.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dzban m animacy unattested

  1. jug (vessel, usually for liquids)
    • 1876 [1436], Vatroslav Jagić, editor, Archiv für slavische Philologie, volume XIV, page 506:
      Szle napyssano, esze malo pywa we dzbanye imyano
      [Źle napisano, eże mało piwa we dzbanie imiano]
    • 1930 [Fifteenth century], “Ex”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka), 37, 16:
      Vdzyelal (sc. Beseleel)... ssødy kv rozmagytey potrzebye stolowey: ocztowe czbany, banye, czyesszee y kadzydlnycze (acetabula, phialas, et cyathos, et thuribula) z zlota czystego
      [Udziełał... ssędy ku rozmajitej potrzebie stołowej, octowe czbany, banie, czesze i kadzidlnice (acetabula, phialas, et cyathos, et thuribula) z złota czystego]
    1. butter vessel
      • 1874 [1394], Monumenta Medii Aevi Historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. Pomniki Dziejowe Wieków Średnich do objaśnienia rzeczy polskich służące, volume XV, page 175:
        Pro thena, dicta czban, ad butirum empta I grossum
        [Pro thena, dicta czban, ad butirum empta I grossum]
    2. jug (such a vessel used as a unit of measurement)
      • 1874-1891 [c. 1420], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności, volume XXIV, page 84:
        Welesz thy wynowath panw memw? Sztho czbanow oleyw (centum cados olei Luc 16, 6)
        [Wieleś ty winowat panu memu? Sto czbanow oleju (centum cados olei Luc 16, 6)]

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Descendants

  • Polish: dzban
    • Belarusian: збан (zban)
    • Ukrainian: дзбан (dzban), збан (zban)
  • Silesian: zbōn

References

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish dzban, from Proto-Slavic *čьbanъ. The current form is a result of mazuration.

Pronunciation

Noun

dzban m inan (diminutive dzbanek or dzbanuszek, related adjective dzbanowy)

  1. jug, pitcher, ewer (serving vessel)
    Synonyms: kruż, kruża
    dzban z glinyclay jug
    dzban z porcelanyporcelain jug
    dzban na mlekomilk jug
    Ze stojącego na stole dzbana nalał sobie szklankę wody.From a jug standing on the table, he poured himself a glass of water.
  2. jug, pitcher (contents of the vessel)
    dzban jagódpitcher of berries
    dzban winapitcher of wine
  3. jug, pitcher (decorative vessel for flowers)
    Hypernyms: flakon, wazon
    szklany dzbanglass jug
    dzban na kwiatyflower jug
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) dunce, fool, moron, mug
    Ale z ciebie dzban.You are such a mug.

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Further reading

  • dzban in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dzban in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • dzban in PWN's encyclopedia