węzeł

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węzeł

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish węzeł, from Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛw̃.zɛw/, /ˈvɛn.zɛw/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛw̃zɛw
  • Syllabification: wę‧zeł

Noun

węzeł m inan (diminutive węzełek)

  1. knot (looping)
  2. bond between people
    • 1913, Józef Milewski, Elita społeczna, Kraków: Biblioteka Kornicka (distribution), W. L. Anczyc i Spółka (printing), archived from the original on 2022-12-03:
      ...rozbijanie dawnych, wypróbowanych stosunków i węzłów...
      ...the breaking of long-standing, tried-and-tested relationships and bonds...
  3. substation or intersection, a connection point of infrastructure such as roads, electrical networks, etc.
  4. (graph theory) vertex, node
  5. (botany) node (point on a stem from which a leaf or another stem grows)

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Further reading

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