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Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of nie + mowny with dissimilation.[1] Displaced Old Polish niemowiątko. Compare Czech nemluvně.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (normal speech) /ɲɛˈmɔv.lɛ/, (careful speech) /ɲɛˈmɔv.lɛw̃/
- Rhymes: -ɔvlɛw̃
- Syllabification: nie‧mow‧lę
Noun
niemowlę n (diminutive niemowlątko, related adjective niemowlęcy)
- infant, baby (young human being)
- Synonyms: niemowlak; see also Thesaurus:dziecko
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “niemowlę”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading
- niemowlę in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- niemowlę in Polish dictionaries at PWN