rówieśnik

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Polish

Etymology

Disputed. Ultimately related to równy. Displaced rówiennik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruˈvjɛɕ.ɲik/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɕɲik
  • Syllabification: ró‧wieś‧nik

Noun

rówieśnik m pers (female equivalent rówieśnica or rówieśniczka, related adjective rówieśniczy)

  1. age-mate, peer, coeval (one who is the same age as another)
    Synonyms: jednolatek, równolatek
  2. coeval (something that was created at the same time as something else)
    Synonyms: jednolatek, równolatek

Declension

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Descendants

  • Russian: рове́сник (rovésnik)

References

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

Further reading

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