zwon

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Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvȍnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /zvɔn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /zvɔn/

Noun

zwon m animacy unattested (diminutive zwonek)

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    • 1451-1455, Legenda o świętym Aleksym, line 195:
      Thv szą wyelky dzyw sstal: szamy szwony szwonyli
      [Tu się wielki dziw zstał, samy zwony zwoniły]

Derived terms

noun
verb

Descendants

  • Polish: dzwon

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “(dzwon) zwon”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN