karw

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish karw, a back-formation from karwa, from Proto-Slavic *kòrva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kárˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-weh₂, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head, top, horn”).

Pronunciation

 
  • Rhymes: -arf
  • Syllabification: karw

Noun

karw m animal

  1. (obsolete) old languid ox
    Hypernym: wół
  2. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) Synonym of wół

Declension

Declension of karw
singular plural
nominative karw karwy
genitive karwu karwów
dative karwowi karwom
accusative karwu karwy
instrumental karwem karwami
locative karwie karwach
vocative karwie karwy
adjective
noun

Further reading

  • karw in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “karw”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 133

Silesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarf/
  • Rhymes: -arf
  • Syllabification: karw

Noun

karw m animal

  1. ox

Further reading

  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “karw”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 320
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