prawo

See also: prawò and prawo-

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pravo, from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“right judge, master”). Cognate with Latin prōvincia (“territory, dominion, office, duty, province”), Old English frēa (“lord, king”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpra.vɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -avɔ
  • Syllabification: pra‧wo

Noun

prawo n

  1. (law) law (body of rules established in a community by its authorities)
  2. (law) law (any rule that must or should be obeyed)
  3. right (legal, just, or moral entitlement)
  4. right (in a rightward direction)

Declension
Declension of prawo
singular plural
nominative prawo prawa
genitive prawa praw
dative prawu prawom
accusative prawo prawa
instrumental prawem prawami
locative prawie prawach
vocative prawo prawa

Derived terms
adjective
adverb
nouns
adjective
adverbs

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