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Polish
Etymology
From zmówić + -iny. First attested in the 16th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zmuˈvi.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -inɘ
- Syllabification: zmó‧wi‧ny
Noun
zmówiny nvir pl
- official talk between a male suitor and his interest and her family about the proposal and marriage (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension
References
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “zmowiny”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- zmówiny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “zmówiny”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “zmówiny”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1927), “zmówiny”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 8, Warsaw, page 566
- zmówiny in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego