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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish rydwan, rynwan. Per Bańkowski, from dialectal Middle High German rind(e)wagen.[1] Alternatively from German Reitwagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɘ.dvan/
- Rhymes: -ɘdvan
- Syllabification: ry‧dwan
Noun
rydwan m inan
- chariot (a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare)
- Hypernyms: pojazd, wóz
- Hyponyms: biga, kwadryga
Declension
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “rydwan”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading
- rydwan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- rydwan in Polish dictionaries at PWN