twarz

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tvarь (“creation”), which is also the source of twór. Displaced lico, now considered poetic. Compare Czech tvář, Belarusian твар (tvar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tfaʂ/
  • twarz(file)

Noun

twarz f

  1. face (part of head)

Declension
declension of twarz
singular plural
nominative twarz twarze
genitive twarzy twarzy
dative twarzy twarzom
accusative twarz twarze
instrumental twarzą twarzami
locative twarzy twarzach
vocative twarzy twarze

References
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, published 1985, page 586

Further reading
  • twarz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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