twarz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvarь. Displaced lico, now considered poetic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tfaʂ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aʂ
Syllabification: twarz

Noun

twarz f (diminutive twarzyczka)

face (front part of head)
Synonyms: lico, oblicze
face (public image)
variant (something slightly different)

Declension

Declension of twarz

	singular	plural
nominative	twarz	twarze
genitive	twarzy	twarzy
dative	twarzy	twarzom
accusative	twarz	twarze
instrumental	twarzą	twarzami
locative	twarzy	twarzach
vocative	twarzy	twarze

Derived terms

adjective

twarzowy

Related terms

adverb

twarzowo

Further reading

twarz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
twarz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “twarz”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 586

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