kęs

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kes"

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kęs, from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ. Doublet of kuc, kuks, and kusy.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛw̃s/, /ˈkɛns/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛw̃s
  • Syllabification: kęs

Noun

kęs m inan (diminutive kąsek, augmentative kęsisko)

  1. bite, mouthful, morsel, piece
  2. (metallurgy) billet

Declension

Declension of kęs
singular plural
nominative kęs kęsy
genitive kęsa kęsów
dative kęsowi kęsom
accusative kęs kęsy
instrumental kęsem kęsami
locative kęsie kęsach
vocative kęsie kęsy
nouns
verbs

Conjunction

kęs

  1. (Far Masovian) Synonym of ledwie
    Kęs w ogień za nio nie polece. (Far Masovian) ― I won't just go into the fire after her.
  2. (Przemyśl) Synonym of o mało
    Kęs się nie zagubi. (Przemyśl) ― He'll barely not get lost.

Further reading

  • kęs in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kęs in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “kęs”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 110
  • Aleksander Saloni (1899) “kęs”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 239
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