widnokres

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Polish

Etymology

From widny +‎ -o- +‎ kres; possibly a calque of German Gesichtskreis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vidˈnɔ.krɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkrɛs
  • Syllabification: wid‧no‧kres

Noun

widnokres m inan

  1. (literary or dated) horizon
    Synonyms: horyzont, nieboskłon, widnokrąg
    • 2018, Shobha Rao, translated by Joanna Jurewicz, One płoną jaśniej, Wydawnictwo Otwarte, archived from the original on 2022-11-06, page 94:
      Teraz słońce zaczynało się chować za widnokres, zachodnie niebo płonęło zielenią, różem, czerwienią.
      Now the sun was starting to hide behind the horizon; the western sky was burning with green, pink, and red colors.

Declension

Further reading

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