kolesław

Polish

Etymology

This spelling variant comes from the colloquial Polish pronunciation of coleslaw, which is in turn derived from similarity of the English spelling to the Polish given name Bolesław. Meaning comes from English coleslaw, from Dutch koolsla, from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔˈlɛ.swaf/

Noun

kolesław m inan

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of coleslaw

Declension
declension of kolesław
singular
nominative kolesław
genitive kolesława
dative kolesławowi
accusative kolesław
instrumental kolesławem
locative kolesławie
vocative kolesławie
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