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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish obrzym. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English giant.
Pronunciation
Noun
olbrzym m pers (female equivalent olbrzymka, diminutive olbrzymek)
- giant (mythical creature)
- Synonyms: gigant, kolos, wielkolud
- Antonyms: gnom, krasnoludek, liliput, skrzat
- giant (large person)
- Synonyms: drągal, dryblas
- Antonym: karzeł
Declension
Noun
olbrzym m animal
- giant (large object or animal)
- (astronomy) giant (star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature)
- Coordinate terms: hiperolbrzym, nadolbrzym, podolbrzym
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Further reading
- olbrzym in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- olbrzym in Polish dictionaries at PWN