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Polish
Etymology
From topiel + -ec.
Pronunciation
Noun
topielec m pers (female equivalent topielica)
- corpse of a drowning victim
- person saved from drowning
Declension
Noun
topielec m animal (female equivalent topielica)
- (Slavic mythology) malevolent spirit of a human soul that died drowning, residing in the element of his own demise and responsible for sucking people into swamps and lakes as well as killing the animals standing near the still waters
- Synonyms: utopiec, wodnik
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- topielec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- topielec in Polish dictionaries at PWN