babimór

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From baba +‎ -i- +‎ mór. First attested in 1437.

Noun

babimór m

  1. stag's-horn clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)
  2. Alpine valerian, Valeriana celtica

Descendants
  • Polish: babimór

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish babimór. By surface analysis, baba (“grandma”) +‎ -i- +‎ mór (“plague”). First attested in 1437.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈbi.mur/
  • Rhymes: -imur
  • Syllabification: ba‧bi‧mór

Noun

babimór m inan

  1. stag's-horn clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)
    • 1936, Roczniki nauk rolniczych:
      Babimór często okupuje teren wspólnie z widłakiem jałowcowatym (Lycopodium annotinum L.).
      Stag's-horn clubmoss often occupies the same terrain as Lycopodium annotinum.

Declension
Declension of babimór
singular plural
nominative babimór babimory
genitive babimoru babimorów
dative babimorowi babimorom
accusative babimór babimory
instrumental babimorem babimorami
locative babimorze babimorach
vocative babimorze babimory

Further reading
  • babimór in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • babimór in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  1. B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “babimór, babimórz”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
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