bęben

See also: Bęben, beben, and Beben

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bęben, from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bubon, Lower Sorbian bubon, Czech buben.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛm.bɛn/
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Rhymes: -ɛmbɛn
Syllabification: bę‧ben
Homophones: Bęben, Benben

Noun

bęben m inan (diminutive bębenek)

(music) drum
bić/uderzać w bęben ― to beat a drum

grać na bębnie ― to play a drum
(by extension) drum (any similar hollow, cylindrical object)

Noun

bęben m inan

(architecture) tholobate
Synonym: tambur
(architecture) drum (any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar)
(colloquial, derogatory) paunch (large belly)
Synonyms: bebech, brzuchal, kałdun

odchudzić/zgubić/zrzucić bęben ― to lose one's paunch

Declension

Declension of bęben

	singular	plural
nominative	bęben	bębny
genitive	bębna	bębnów
dative	bębnowi	bębnom
accusative	bęben	bębny
instrumental	bębnem	bębnami
locative	bębnie	bębnach
vocative	bębnie	bębny

Derived terms

adjectives

nouns

verbs

bębnić impf
obębniać impf, obębnić pf
odbębniać impf, odbębnić pf
pobębnić pf
podbijać bębenka impf, podbić bębenka pf
rozbębnić pf
wybębniać impf, wybębnić pf
zabębnić pf

Further reading

bęben in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
bęben in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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