wąż

See also: Wąż and waz

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *angi(o)s, *angi(a)s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis (snake). Baltic cognates include Old Prussian angis, Lithuanian angìs and Latvian odze. Indo-European cognates include Latin anguis, Old High German unc and Old Armenian աւձ (awj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔ̃ʂ/ [vɔ̃w̃ʂ]
  • (file)

Noun

wąż m anim (diminutive wężyk)

  1. snake, serpent (reptile of the sub-order Serpentes)
    jadowity wąż – venomous snake

Declension

Noun

wąż m pers (diminutive wężyk)

  1. (by extension) snake (person)
  2. (humorous) husband

Declension

Noun

wąż m inan (diminutive wężyk)

  1. hose, garden hose

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • wąż in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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