bilard

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French billard. First attested in 1786.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.lart/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilart
  • Syllabification: bi‧lard

Noun

bilard m inan (diminutive bilardzik)

  1. (uncountable) pool, billiards
    kij do bilarda ― pool cue
    sala do bilarda ― pool hall
    stół do bilarda ― pool table
    grać/zagrać w bilard ― to play pool
  2. (countable) pool table
    bilard stał gdzieś ― the pool table stood somewhere
    postawić gdzieś bilard ― to set up the pool table somewhere

Declension
Declension of bilard
singular plural
nominative bilard bilardy
genitive biliarda/biliardu bilardów
dative bilardowi bilardom
accusative bilard bilardy
instrumental bilardem bilardami
locative bilardzie bilardach
vocative bilardzie bilardy

Derived terms
adjective
noun

References
  1. Gazeta Warszawska‎, issue 85, 1786, page 8

Further reading
  • bilard in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bilard in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.