dwór

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms
  • dwor (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dwɨr/, /dwɛr/, (dated) /dwʊr/

Noun

dwór m (diminutive dwórk)

  1. court (“residence of a sovereign etc.; collective body of the retinue of a sovereign etc.; formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign”)
  2. courtyard
  3. manor, estate
  4. farmstead, homestead

Declension
Declension of dwór
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dwór dwóra dwóry
Genitive dwóra dwórowu dwórow
Dative dwóroju dwóroma dwóram
Accusative dwór dwóra dwóry
Instrumental dwórom dwóroma dwórami
Locative dwórje dwóroma dwórach

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “dwór”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “dwór”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish
dwór (#1)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dwára (“doorway”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwór-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door”). Doublet of forum (“forum”), a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dvur/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ur
  • Syllabification: dwór

Noun

dwór m inan (diminutive dworek, augmentative dworzyszcze)

  1. court, mansion (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary)
  2. courtyard
    Synonym: dziedziniec
  3. manor
  4. (singular only) outside
    Synonym: pole

Usage notes

The locative singular form dworzu is proscribed.

Declension
Declension of dwór
singular plural
nominative dwór dwory
genitive dworu dworów
dative dworowi dworom
accusative dwór dwory
instrumental dworem dworami
locative dworze/dworzu dworach
vocative dworze/dworzu dwory

Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
verb
nouns

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