bałwański

Old Polish

Etymology

From bałwan + -ski. First attested in c. 1500.

Adjective

bałwański

  1. (relational, religion) idol, graven image
nouns

Descendants

  • Polish: bałwański

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bałwański. By surface analysis, bałwan + -ski. First attested in c. 1500.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bawˈvaɲ.ski/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲski
  • Syllabification: bał‧wań‧ski

Adjective

bałwański (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) blockheaded
    Synonyms: bałwanowaty, głupi
  2. (Middle Polish, relational, religion) idol, graven image

Declension

adjectives
nouns
verbs

References

  1. B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), bałwański”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

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