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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otьči(z)na. By surface analysis, ojciec + -yzna. Compare Russian отчи́зна (otčízna).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɘzna
- Syllabification: oj‧czyz‧na
Noun
ojczyzna f (related adjective ojczyźniany)
- homeland, motherland, fatherland
- (Kuyavia) male genitalia
- (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