niedźwiedź

See also: Niedźwiedź

Polish

niedźwiedź

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish miedźwiedź, from Proto-Slavic *medvědь, with a sound change of mj changing to ń as a result of labial dissimilation.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛd͡ʑ.vjɛt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛd͡ʑvjɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: niedź‧wiedź
  • Homophone: Niedźwiedź

Noun

niedźwiedź m anim (diminutive niedźwiadek, feminine niedźwiedzica)

  1. bear

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adverb
nouns

Noun

niedźwiedź m pers

  1. (by extension) oaf (oafish person)
  2. (finance) bear (investor who sells in anticipation of falling prices)

Declension

References

  1. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN

Further reading

  • niedźwiedź in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • niedźwiedź in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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