napis

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See also: nápis and napiš

Latin

Noun

nāpīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of nāpus

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *napisъ; from na- +‎ the root of pisaś. Cognate with Upper Sorbian napis and Polish napis.

Pronunciation

Noun

napis m inan

  1. inscription, label
  2. title (of a book, etc.)

Declension

Declension of napis
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative napis napisa napise
Genitive napisa napisowu napisow
Dative napisoju napisoma napisam
Accusative napis napisa napise
Instrumental napisom napisoma napisami
Locative napisu napisoma napisach

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from napisać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.pis/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -apis
  • Syllabification: na‧pis

Noun

napis m inan

  1. short piece of text, inscription
  2. (computer science, mathematics) string
    Synonym: łańcuch
  3. (chiefly in the plural) subtitle (textual version of the dialog in films)

Declension

Declension of napis
singular plural
nominative napis napisy
genitive napisu napisów
dative napisowi napisom
accusative napis napisy
instrumental napisem napisami
locative napisie napisach
vocative napisie napisy

Further reading

  • napis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • napis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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