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Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volsъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvwɔs/
- Rhymes: -ɔs
- Syllabification: włos
Noun
włos m inan
- hair
Further reading
- “włos”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “włos”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *volsъ and/or *volsь.
Pronunciation
Noun
włos m inan (diminutive włosk)
- hair
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “włos”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “włos”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish włos.
Pronunciation
Noun
włos m inan (diminutive włosek)
- hair (pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals)
- (in the plural) hair (mass of filaments of keratin on the human head)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- włos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- włos in Polish dictionaries at PWN