pomnik

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See also: pomník, pòmnik, and pōmnik

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from Upper Sorbian pomnik, from Czech pomník, from Polish pomnik.

Pronunciation

Noun

pomnik m inan (diminutive pomnick, related adjective pomnikowy or pomnikojski)

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)
    Synonyms: dopomnik, spomnik, monument
    pomnik póswěśiśto consecrate a monument
    pomnik wótekšyśto unveil a monument

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Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “pomnik”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “pomnik”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

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pomnik

Etymology

From pomny +‎ -ik. Calque of Latin monumentum. Coined by Jacek Przybylski in 1788.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔm.ɲik/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmɲik
  • Syllabification: pom‧nik

Noun

pomnik m inan (diminutive pomniczek, related adjective pomnikowy)

  1. (sculpture) monument; commemoration (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial)
    Synonym: monument
  2. gravestone, tombstone (stone slab set at the head of a grave)
    Synonym: nagrobek
  3. something or someone of great value in the achievements of some field of human activity (e.g., science, history, art) (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  4. something that reminds of something past or will in the future be a reminder of something now existing (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

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Descendants

  • Belarusian: по́мнік (pómnik)
  • Czech: pomník
  • Kashubian: pòmnik
  • Silesian: pōmnik
  • Vilamovian: pomnik

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “pomnik”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 461
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pomnik”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), volume 694, page 2

Further reading

  • pomnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pomnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • pomnik in PWN's encyclopedia

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech pomník, from Polish pomnik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔmnik/
  • Rhymes: -ɔmnik
  • Hyphenation: pom‧nik
  • Syllabification: pom‧nik

Noun

pomnik m inan (related adjective pomnikowy)

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)
    Synonym: monument

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Descendants

References

  • pomnik” in Soblex
  • Křesćan Pful, editor (1866), “pomnik”, in Łužiski serbski słownik / Lausitzisch Wendisches Wörterbuch (in German), Budyšin: Maćica Serbska, page 492

Vilamovian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pomnik.

Pronunciation

Noun

pomnik m

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)