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Polish
Etymology
From piastować + -un.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpjastun/
- Rhymes: -astun
- Syllabification: pias‧tun
Noun
piastun m pers (female equivalent piastunka)
- (literary) man who looks after children
- (historical) in early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children
- (rare, obsolete) young boy whom one is caring for or raising
Declension
Noun
piastun m animal (female equivalent piastunka)
- (hunting) male bear cub under the care of his mother
- (hunting) male wolf that watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting
Declension
Further reading
- piastun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- piastun in Polish dictionaries at PWN