orzeł

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See also: Orzel, Orzeł, and òrzéł

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish orzeł, from Proto-Slavic *orьlъ.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔʐɛw
  • Syllabification: o‧rzeł
  • Homophone: Orzeł

Noun

orzeł m animal (female equivalent orlica, diminutive orzełek or orlik or orliczek, augmentative orlisko or orliszczko, related adjective orli or orłowy or orłów)

  2. eagle (any carnivorous bird of the family Accipitridae)
  3. (heraldry) eagle (eagle-shaped symbol that is the emblem of a country or nation, or the motif of a coat of arms)
  5. heads (the side of a coin bearing a picture)
    Antonym: reszka

Declension

Declension of orzeł
singular plural
nominative orzeł orły
genitive orła orłów
dative orłu/orłowi orłom
accusative orła orły
instrumental orłem orłami
locative orle orłach
vocative orle orły

Noun

orzeł m pers

  1. person who is exceptionally gifted in some field or outstanding in some activity

Declension

Declension of orzeł
singular plural
nominative orzeł orłowie/orły (deprecative)
genitive orła orłów
dative orłowi orłom
accusative orła orłów
instrumental orłem orłami
locative orle orłach
vocative orle orłowie

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • orzeł in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • orzeł in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • orzeł in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ORZEŁ”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Marek Kunicki-Goldfinger (12.09.2024) “ORZEŁ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “orzeł”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 834
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “orzeł”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
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