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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish dziewosłąb, from Proto-Slavic *děvosnǫbъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑɛˈvɔ.swɔmp/
- Rhymes: -ɔswɔmp
- Syllabification: dzie‧wo‧słąb
Noun
dziewosłąb m pers
- (obsolete) matchmaker (person who arranges marriages)
- Synonyms: (dialectal) rajek, swat
- (plural only, obsolete) matchmaking (arranging of marriages)
- Synonyms: konkury, swatanie, swaty, zaręczyny
- (obsolete) wedding song
- Hypernym: pieśń
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Further reading
- dziewosłąb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dziewosłąb in Polish dictionaries at PWN