ojczyzna

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See also: ojczyzną

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otьči(z)na. By surface analysis, ojciec +‎ -yzna. Compare Russian отчи́зна (otčízna).

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɘzna
  • Syllabification: oj‧czyz‧na

Noun

ojczyzna f (related adjective ojczyźniany)

  1. homeland, motherland, fatherland
  2. (Kuyavia) male genitalia
  3. (obsolete or dialectal, Żywiec) inheritance from one's father
    Synonym: ojcowizna

Declension

Further reading

  • ojczyzna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ojczyzna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “ojczyzna”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 274
  • Izydor Kopernicki (1875) “ojczyzna”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (I), volume 3, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 373