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Old Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish posag. First attested in 1653.
Noun
posag m inan
- dowry
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “posag”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *posagъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.sak/
- Rhymes: -ɔsak
- Syllabification: po‧sag
Noun
posag m inan
- dowry
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- posag in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- posag in Polish dictionaries at PWN