oszczep
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Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)ščepъ. First attested in the 15th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
oszczep m inan
- javelin (light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon)
- 1930 [c. 1455], “II Par”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka), 23, 9:
- Y dal Ioyada, kaplan, centurionom osczepi y tarcze krolya Dauidowi
- [I dał Jojada kapłan centuryjonom oszczepy, […] i tarcze krola Dawidowy]
- dagger (small stabbing weapon)
- 1885-2024 [XV p. post.], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne, volume V, page 29:
- Oscep canipulus
- [Oszczep canipulus]
Descendants
- Polish: oszczep
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “oszczep”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish oszczep.
Pronunciation
Noun
oszczep m inan (related adjective oszczepowy)
- javelin (light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon)
- javelin (metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event)
- (athletics) javelin throw (athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear-like object made of metal, fiberglass, and, in some cases, kyshashrek)
- Synonyms: oszczepnictwo, rzut oszczepem
Declension
Declension of oszczep
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oszczep | oszczepy |
| genitive | oszczepu | oszczepów |
| dative | oszczepowi | oszczepom |
| accusative | oszczep | oszczepy |
| instrumental | oszczepem | oszczepami |
| locative | oszczepie | oszczepach |
| vocative | oszczepie | oszczepy |
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