wąs

See also: was, Was, WAs, wás, wäs, Wąs, waˑs, waš, Waś, wäs-, and ƿas

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wąs, from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ. For sense 4, compare English beard.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɔw̃s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔw̃s
  • Syllabification: wąs
  • Homophones: Wąs, Wons

Noun

wąs m inan (diminutive wąsik, augmentative wąsisko)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) moustache
  2. whisker, vibrissa
  3. (botany) tendril
  4. (botany) awn, beard
    Synonym: ość
  5. cirrus (tendril-like structure of some animals)
    Synonym: cirrus

Declension
Declension of wąs
singular plural
nominative wąs wąsy
genitive wąsa wąsów
dative wąsowi wąsom
accusative wąs wąsy
instrumental wąsem wąsami
locative wąsie wąsach
vocative wąsie wąsy

Derived terms
adjective
nouns
phrase

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