niewolnik

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Etymology

From niewola +‎ -nik. Compare Czech nevolník and Slovak nevoľník.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛˈvɔl.ɲik/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔlɲik
  • Syllabification: nie‧wol‧nik

Noun

niewolnik m pers (female equivalent niewolnica or niewolniczka, related adjective niewolniczy)

  1. slave (person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control)
    Synonyms: (obsolete) otrok, rab
  2. (derogatory) slave (person who has no power of resistance to something, one who surrenders to or is under the domination of something)
    Synonym: więzień

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Further reading

  • niewolnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • niewolnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • niewolnik in PWN's encyclopedia