rydwan

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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/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘdvan
  • Syllabification: ry‧dwan

Noun

rydwan m inan

  1. chariot (a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare)
    Hypernyms: pojazd, wóz
    Hyponyms: biga, kwadryga

Declension

References

  1. ^ 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