piastun

Polish

Etymology

From piastować + -un.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲa.stun/

Noun

piastun m pers (feminine piastunka)

  1. (literary) A man who looks after children.
  2. (historical) In early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children.
  3. (rare, obsolete) A young boy whom one is caring for or raising.

Declension

Noun

piastun m anim (feminine piastunka)

  1. (hunting) A male bear cub under the care of his mother.
  2. (hunting) A male wolf who watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting.

Declension

Further reading

  • piastun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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