piedestał

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French piédestal, from Italian piedestallo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɛˈdɛs.taw/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛstaw
  • Syllabification: pie‧des‧tał

Noun

piedestał m inan

  1. (architecture) pedestal (base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)
    Synonym: postument

Declension

Further reading

  • piedestał in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • piedestał in Polish dictionaries at PWN