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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin postamentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔsˈtu.mɛnt/
- Rhymes: -umɛnt
- Syllabification: pos‧tu‧ment
Noun
postument m inan
- (architecture) pedestal (base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)
- Synonym: piedestał
Declension
Further reading
- postument in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- postument in Polish dictionaries at PWN