wielbłąd

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Kashubian

Wielbłąd.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьblǫdъ. Cognates include Polish wielbłąd and Czech velbloud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛlbwõt/
  • Hyphenation: wiel‧błąd

Noun

wielbłąd m animal (female equivalent wielbłądnica)

  1. camel (mammal of the genus Camelus)
    Synonym: kamel

References

  • “wielbłąd”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wielbłąd”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

Polish

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wielbłąd

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьb(l)ǫdъ, *vъlьb(l)ǫdъ, from Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus), from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas). The humorous meaning from reanalysis as wielki (“large, giant”) + błąd (“error, mistake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛl.bwɔnt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlbwɔnt
  • Syllabification: wiel‧błąd

Noun

wielbłąd m animal

  1. camel (beast of burden)
    Synonym: kamel
  2. (humorous) big mistake

Declension

Declension of wielbłąd
singular plural
nominative wielbłąd wielbłądy
genitive wielbłąda wielbłądów
dative wielbłądowi wielbłądom
accusative wielbłąda wielbłądy
instrumental wielbłądem wielbłądami
locative wielbłądzie wielbłądach
vocative wielbłądzie wielbłądy

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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