anioł

See also: aniół

Polish
anioł

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish anjoł, from Old Czech anjel, from Medieval Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), from an unidentified source.[1] First attested in the first half of the 14th century.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɲɔw/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲɔw
  • Syllabification: a‧nioł

Noun

anioł m anim (diminutive aniołek, feminine anielica)

  1. (religion) angel
  2. (figuratively) angel (person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)

Declension

Normal modern declension is animate (nominative and accusative plural anioły). Personal declension (nominative plural aniołowie, accusative plural aniołów) is dated or literary. The form anieli is archaic.

Declension of anioł
singular plural
nominative anioł anioły/aniołowie/anieli
genitive anioła aniołów
dative aniołowi aniołom
accusative anioła anioły/aniołów
instrumental aniołem aniołami
locative aniele aniołach
vocative aniele anioły/aniołowie/anieli

Derived terms
adjectives
adverb
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verbs
adjectives
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Descendants
  • → Belarusian: анёл (anjól)

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “anioł”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  2. B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “(anioł) anjoł, anjeł, *anjał”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Further reading
  • anioł in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • anioł in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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