zamówiny

zamówiny (nominative plural)
zamówin (genitive plural)
zamówinom (dative plural)
zamówiny (accusative plural)
zamówinami (instrumental plural)
zamówinach (locative plural)
zamówiny (plural vocative)

From zamówić + -iny. First attested in 1817.

Gazeta Warszawska (in Polish), number 3, 1817 January 11, page 66

(obsolete, otherwise dialectal) first visit to attempt to get a potential bride's hand in marriage


zmówiny

zmówiny (nominative plural)
zmówin (genitive plural)
zmówinom (dative plural)
zmówiny (accusative plural)
zmówinami (instrumental plural)
zmówinach (locative plural)
zmówiny (plural vocative)

From zmówić + -iny. First attested in the 16th century.

ref

Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “zmowiny”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

official talk between a male suitor and his interest and her family about the proposal and marriage


Czerniowce

pl-proper noun

Czerniowce nvir pl (related adjective czerniowiecki)

czerniowiecki (adjective)
Czerniowce (nominative plural)
Czerniowców (genitive plural)
Czerniowcom (dative plural)
Czerniowce (accusative plural)
Czerniowcami (instrumental plural)
Czerniowcach (locative plural)
Czerniowce (plural vocative)

/t͡ʂɛrˈɲɔf.t͡sɛ/

Borrowed from Ukrainian Чернівці́ (Černivcí).

bor+

Chernivtsi (a city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine)


godziny szczytu

godziny szczytu (nominative plural)
godzin szczytu (genitive plural)
godzinom szczytu (dative plural)
godziny szczytu (accusative plural)
godzinami szczytu (instrumental plural)
godzinach szczytu (locative plural)
godziny szczytu (plural vocative)

/ɡɔˈd͡ʑi.nɘ ˈʂt͡ʂɘ.tu/

Literally, “peak hours”. Compare French heures de pointe.


sztruksy

sztruksy (nominative plural)
sztruksów (genitive plural)
sztruksom (dative plural)
sztruksy (accusative plural)
sztruksami (instrumental plural)
sztruksach (locative plural)
sztruksy (plural vocative)


działania wojenne

działania wojenne (nominative plural)
działań wojennych (genitive plural)
działaniom wojennym (dative plural)
działania wojenne (accusative plural)
działaniami wojennymi (instrumental plural)
działaniach wojennych (locative plural)
działania wojenne (plural vocative)

Coordinate term: działania bojowe

hostilities, warfare (activities involved in war or conflict)


człowiekowate

człowiekowate (nominative plural)
człowiekowatych (genitive plural)
człowiekowatym (dative plural)
człowiekowate (accusative plural)
człowiekowatymi (instrumental plural)
człowiekowatych (locative plural)
człowiekowate (plural vocative)

From człowiek + -owaty + -e. First attested in 1907.

ref

Dziennik Poznański : wychodzi codziennie z wyjątkiem poniedziałków i dni poświętnych (in Polish), volume 49, number 54, 1907 March 6, page 2


pikle

pikle (nominative plural)
pikli (genitive plural)
piklów (genitive plural)
piklom (dative plural)
pikle (accusative plural)
piklami (instrumental plural)
piklach (locative plural)
pikle (plural vocative)

pickles (vegetables preserved in vinegar and consumed)


akcesoryja

akcesoryjå (nominative plural)
akcesoryj (genitive plural)
akcesoryjå (accusative plural)


szczęki życia

szczęki życia (nominative plural)
szczęk życia (genitive plural)
szczękom życia (dative plural)
szczęki życia (accusative plural)
szczękami życia (instrumental plural)
szczękach życia (locative plural)
szczęki życia (plural vocative)

/ˈʂt͡ʂɛŋ.ki ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕa/


dzieci kwiaty

dzieci kwiaty (nominative plural)
dzieci kwiatów (genitive plural)
dzieciom kwiatom (dative plural)
dzieci kwiaty (accusative plural)
dziećmi kwiatami (instrumental plural)
dzieciach kwiatach (locative plural)
dzieci kwiaty (plural vocative)

Meronyms: hipis, hippie, hippis

(historical, sociology) flower children, hippies


Sowiety

Sowiety (nominative plural)
Sowietów (genitive plural)
Sowietom (dative plural)
Sowiety (accusative plural)
Sowietami (instrumental plural)
Sowietach (locative plural)
Sowiety (plural vocative)

Internationalism; compare English Soviet, German Sowjet, Russian сове́т (sovét). Literally, “[the] Soviets”. By surface analysis, Sowiet + -y.

Związek Socjalistycznych Republik Radzieckich

(colloquial, derogatory, historical) the Soviet Union, the Soviets


kluski kładzione

kluski kładzione (nominative plural)
klusek kładzionych (genitive plural)
kluskom kładzionym (dative plural)
kluski kładzione (accusative plural)
kluskami kładzionymi (instrumental plural)
kluskach kładzionych (locative plural)
kluski kładzione (plural vocative)

type of kluski noodle made of a dough consisting of egg and wheat flour


włochate myśli

włochate myśli (nominative plural)
włochatych myśli (genitive plural)
włochatym myślom (dative plural)
włochate myśli (accusative plural)
włochatymi myślami (instrumental plural)
włochatych myślach (locative plural)
włochate myśli (plural vocative)

(humorous, idiomatic) dirty mind, naughty thoughts


kudłate myśli

kudłate myśli (nominative plural)
kudłatych myśli (genitive plural)
kudłatym myślom (dative plural)
kudłate myśli (accusative plural)
kudłatymi myślami (instrumental plural)
kudłatych myślach (locative plural)
kudłate myśli (plural vocative)


myśli samobójcze

myśli samobójcze (nominative plural)
myśli samobójczych (genitive plural)
myślom samobójczym (dative plural)
myśli samobójcze (accusative plural)
myślami samobójczymi (instrumental plural)
myślach samobójczych (locative plural)
myśli samobójcze (plural vocative)

Coordinate term: próba samobójcza

(medicine, psychiatry) suicidal ideation, suicidal thoughts


kosmate myśli

kosmate myśli (nominative plural)
kosmatych myśli (genitive plural)
kosmatym myślom (dative plural)
kosmate myśli (accusative plural)
kosmatymi myślami (instrumental plural)
kosmatych myślach (locative plural)
kosmate myśli (plural vocative)


lane kluski

lane kluski (nominative plural)
lanych klusek (genitive plural)
lanym kluskom (dative plural)
lane kluski (accusative plural)
lanymi kluskami (instrumental plural)
lanych kluskach (locative plural)
lane kluski (plural vocative)


Racławice

Racławice (nominative plural)
Racławic (genitive plural)
Racławicom (dative plural)
Racławice (accusative plural)
Racławicami (instrumental plural)
Racławicach (locative plural)
Racławice (plural vocative)

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

Racławice (a village in the Gmina of Biecz, Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Racławice (a village in the Gmina of Jerzmanowice-Przeginia, Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Racławice (a village in the Gmina of Racławice, Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship#English

Racławice (a village in the Gmina of Nisko, Ostrzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland)

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship#English

Racławice (a village in the Gmina of Kraszewice, Grodzisk County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)


duby smalone

duby smalone (nominative plural)
dubów smalonych (genitive plural)
dubom smalonym (dative plural)
duby smalone (accusative plural)
dubami smalonymi (instrumental plural)
dubach smalonych (locative plural)
duby smalone (plural vocative)


pokładziny

pokładziny (nominative plural)
pokładzin (genitive plural)
pokładzinom (dative plural)
pokładziny (accusative plural)
pokładzinami (instrumental plural)
pokładzinach (locative plural)
pokładziny (plural vocative)

From pokładać + -iny. First attested in 1564. Displaced Old Polish pokładanie.

Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pokładziny”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Bo pókiś żyw, choć umrzesz, zawżdy dawać musisz: Kup chrzest, kup spowiedź, i ślub także kupisz, Który samiż dawają i sami rozwodzą, Czasem przed panem młodym pokładzin dochodzą.

16th century, A. Kawecka-Gryczowa, Bogowie fałszywi. Nieznany pamflet antykatolicki z XVI wieku, „Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce” XXV, published 1981, page 200:

For as long as you live, even though you die, you must always give: Buy a baptism, buy a confession, and you will also buy a wedding, Which they themselves give and divorce themselves, Sometimes they demand adultery before the groom.

(Middle Polish, humorous) adultery (sexual relation before or outside of marriage)


plery

plery (nominative plural)
plerów (genitive plural)
plerom (dative plural)
plery (accusative plural)
plerami (instrumental plural)
plerach (locative plural)
plery (plural vocative)

(anatomy, slang) back (the rear of the body)


puste kalorie

puste kalorie (nominative plural)
pustych kalorii (genitive plural)
kaloryj (archaic genitive plural)
pustym kaloriom (dative plural)
puste kalorie (accusative plural)
pustymi kaloriami (instrumental plural)
pustych kaloriach (locative plural)
puste kalorie (plural vocative)


rozkładziny

rozkładziny (nominative plural)
rozkładzin (genitive plural)
rozkładzinom (dative plural)
rozkładziny (accusative plural)
rozkładzinami (instrumental plural)
rozkładzinach (locative plural)
rozkładziny (plural vocative)

From rozkładać + -iny. First attested in 1869.

Edward Segel (1869) Podręcznik sądowo-lekarski (in Polish), page 150

(obsolete) decomposition (that which decomposes)


czary-mary

czary-mary (nominative plural)
czarów-marów (genitive plural)
czarom-marom (dative plural)
czary-mary (accusative plural)
czarami-marami (instrumental plural)
czarach-marach (locative plural)
czary-mary (plural vocative)

(derogatory) witchcraft (strange, incomprehensible practices with no rational basis and resembling magical activities)


owoce morza

owoce morza (nominative plural)
owoców morza (genitive plural)
owocom morza (dative plural)
owoce morza (accusative plural)
owocami morza (instrumental plural)
owocach morza (locative plural)
owoce morza (plural vocative)

Literally, “fruits of [the] sea”. Calque of Italian frutti di mare.

(idiomatic) fruits of the sea, seafood (fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life)


dziatki

dziatki (nominative plural)
dziatek (genitive plural)
dziatkom (dative plural)
dziatki (accusative plural)
dziatkami (instrumental plural)
dziatkach (locative plural)
dziatki (plural vocative)


zakładziny

zakładziny (nominative plural)
zakładzin (genitive plural)
zakładzinom (dative plural)
zakładziny (accusative plural)
zakładzinami (instrumental plural)
zakładzinach (locative plural)
zakładziny (plural vocative)

From zakładać + -iny. First attested in 1786.

Gazeta Warszawska (in Polish), number 46, 1786 June 10, page 5

(dated, construction) cornerstone laying under a construction's foundation


cuda niewidy

cuda niewidy (nominative plural)
cudów niewidów (genitive plural)
cudom niewidom (dative plural)
cuda niewidy (accusative plural)
cudami niewidami (instrumental plural)
cudach niewidach (locative plural)
cuda niewidy (plural vocative)

(colloquial, idiomatic) Alternative form of cuda wianki


cuda wianki

cuda wianki (nominative plural)
cudów wianków (genitive plural)
cudom wiankom (dative plural)
cuda wianki (accusative plural)
cudami wiankami (instrumental plural)
cudach wiankach (locative plural)
cuda wianki (plural vocative)

(colloquial, idiomatic) something unusual, unique, and overly fancy


cuda na kiju

cuda na kiju (nominative plural)
cudów na kiju (genitive plural)
cudom na kiju (dative plural)
cuda na kiju (accusative plural)
cudami na kiju (instrumental plural)
cudach na kiju (locative plural)
cuda na kiju (plural vocative)


wyższe sfery

wyższe sfery (nominative plural)
wyższych sfer (genitive plural)
wyższym sferom (dative plural)
wyższe sfery (accusative plural)
wyższymi sferami (instrumental plural)
wyższych sferach (locative plural)
wyższe sfery (plural vocative)

/ˈvɘʂ.ʂɛ ˈsfɛ.rɘ/

(idiomatic) high society, jet set, the quality, upper crust


niskie progi

niskie progi (nominative plural)
niskich progów (genitive plural)
niskim progom (dative plural)
niskie progi (accusative plural)
niskimi progami (instrumental plural)
niskich progach (locative plural)
niskie progi (plural vocative)

Coordinate term: wysokie progi

(idiomatic) milieu of people who want to come across as modest and simple


śpiochy

śpioszki (diminutive)
śpiochy (nominative plural)
śpiochów (genitive plural)
śpiochom (dative plural)
śpiochy (accusative plural)
śpiochami (instrumental plural)
śpiochach (locative plural)
śpiochy (plural vocative)

(clothing) onesie, romper (baby garment)


stosunki

stosunki (nominative plural)
stosunków (genitive plural)
stosunkom (dative plural)
stosunki (accusative plural)
stosunkami (instrumental plural)
stosunkach (locative plural)
stosunki (plural vocative)

relations (contact with influential people)


nachy

nachy (nominative plural)
nachów (genitive plural)
nachom (dative plural)
nachy (accusative plural)
nachami (instrumental plural)
nachach (locative plural)
nachy (plural vocative)


labry

labry (nominative plural)
labrów (genitive plural)
labrom (dative plural)
labry (accusative plural)
labrami (instrumental plural)
labrach (locative plural)
labry (plural vocative)


kabaretki

kabaretki (nominative plural)
kabaretek (genitive plural)
kabaretkom (dative plural)
kabaretki (accusative plural)
kabaretkami (instrumental plural)
kabaretkach (locative plural)
kabaretki (plural vocative)


Kozienice

Kozienice (nominative plural)
Kozienic (genitive plural)
Kozienicom (dative plural)
Kozienice (accusative plural)
Kozienicami (instrumental plural)
Kozienicach (locative plural)
Kozienice (plural vocative)

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English

Kozienice (a town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)


Łosice

Łosice (nominative plural)
Łosic (genitive plural)
Łosicom (dative plural)
Łosice (accusative plural)
Łosicami (instrumental plural)
Łosicach (locative plural)
Łosice (plural vocative)

Łosice (a town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

Łosice (a village in the Gmina of Długołęka, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


Białobrzegi

Białobrzegi (nominative plural)
Białobrzegów (genitive plural)
Białobrzegom (dative plural)
Białobrzegi (accusative plural)
Białobrzegami (instrumental plural)
Białobrzegach (locative plural)
Białobrzegi (plural vocative)

Kazimierz Rymut
pl:Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch
pl:Nazwy miejscowe Polski

Plural of Białobrzeg, from biały + -o- + brzeg, referring to the positions of these localities along rivers.

Białobrzegi (a village in the Gmina of Bodzanów, Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)


Poddębice

Poddębice (nominative plural)
Poddębic (genitive plural)
Poddębicom (dative plural)
Poddębice (accusative plural)
Poddębicami (instrumental plural)
Poddębicach (locative plural)
Poddębice (plural vocative)

Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship#English

Poddębice (a town in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland)


Brzeziny

Brzeziny (nominative plural)
Brzezin (genitive plural)
Brzezinom (dative plural)
Brzeziny (accusative plural)
Brzezinami (instrumental plural)
Brzezinach (locative plural)
Brzeziny (plural vocative)


Browary

pl-prop

Browary nvir pl (related adjective browarski)

browarski (adjective)
Browary (nominative plural)
Browarów (genitive plural)
Browarom (dative plural)
Browary (accusative plural)
Browarami (instrumental plural)
Browarach (locative plural)
Browary (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Ukrainian Бровари́ (Brovarý).

bor+

Brovary (a city, administrative centre, and raion of Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine)


połowinki

połowinki (nominative plural)
połowinek (genitive plural)
połowinkom (dative plural)
połowinki (accusative plural)
połowinkami (instrumental plural)
połowinkach (locative plural)
połowinki (plural vocative)


cieplice

cieplice (nominative plural)
cieplic (genitive plural)
cieplicom (dative plural)
cieplice (accusative plural)
cieplicami (instrumental plural)
cieplicach (locative plural)
cieplice (plural vocative)

Inherited from Old Polish cieplice. By surface analysis, cieplica + -e.


Błaszki

Błaszki (nominative plural)
Błaszek (genitive plural)
Błaszkom (dative plural)
Błaszki (accusative plural)
Błaszkami (instrumental plural)
Błaszkach (locative plural)
Błaszki (plural vocative)

Clipping of the original Błażkowice, from Błażek (diminutive of Błażej) + -owice. The shortened version is attested from the late 15th century.

af

diminutive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="pl">Błażej</i>

Błaszki (a town in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland)


sztuczne ognie

sztuczne ognie (nominative plural)
sztucznych ogni (genitive plural)
sztucznym ogniom (dative plural)
sztuczne ognie (accusative plural)
sztucznymi ogniami (instrumental plural)
sztucznych ogniach (locative plural)
sztuczne ognie (plural vocative)

/ˈʂtut͡ʂ.nɛ ˈɔɡ.ɲɛ/

(pyrotechnics) fireworks (exploding devices)


zimne ognie

zimne ognie (nominative plural)
zimnych ogni (genitive plural)
zimnym ogniom (dative plural)
zimne ognie (accusative plural)
zimnymi ogniami (instrumental plural)
zimnych ogniach (locative plural)
zimne ognie (plural vocative)

/ˈʑim.nɛ ˈɔɡ.ɲɛ/

(pyrotechnics) sparkler (hand-held firework that emits sparks)


Koluszki

Koluszki (nominative plural)
Koluszek (genitive plural)
Koluszkom (dative plural)
Koluszki (accusative plural)
Koluszkami (instrumental plural)
Koluszkach (locative plural)
Koluszki (plural vocative)

Koluszki (a town in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland)


Krośniewice

Krośniewice (nominative plural)
Krośniewic (genitive plural)
Krośniewicom (dative plural)
Krośniewice (accusative plural)
Krośniewicami (instrumental plural)
Krośniewicach (locative plural)
Krośniewice (plural vocative)

Krośniewice (a town in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland)


Żmijowe Wały

Żmijowe Wały (nominative plural)
Żmijowych Wałów (genitive plural)
Żmijowym Wałom (dative plural)
Żmijowe Wały (accusative plural)
Żmijowymi Wałami (instrumental plural)
Żmijowych Wałach (locative plural)
Żmijowe Wały (plural vocative)

Literally, “Viperine Ramparts”. Calque of Ukrainian Змієві вали (Zmijevi valy).

cal

Serpent's Wall (ancient system of earthworks located in the middle of Dnieper)


prawa kobiet

prawa kobiet (nominative plural)
praw kobiet (genitive plural)
prawom kobiet (dative plural)
prawa kobiet (accusative plural)
prawami kobiet (instrumental plural)
prawach kobiet (locative plural)
prawa kobiet (plural vocative)


Brzeszcze

Brzeszcze (nominative plural)
Brzeszcz (genitive plural)
Brzeszczom (dative plural)
Brzeszcze (accusative plural)
Brzeszczami (instrumental plural)
Brzeszczach (locative plural)
Brzeszcze (plural vocative)

/ˈbʐɛʂ.t͡ʂɛ/

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *berstьje, from *berstъ. Doublet of brzost, Brześć, Brześce, Brzeście, Brzeźce, and Brzyście.

doublet

Brzeszcze (a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)


Brzeźce

Brzeźce (nominative plural)
Brzeziec (genitive plural)
Brzeźcom (dative plural)
Brzeźce (accusative plural)
Brzeźcami (instrumental plural)
Brzeźcach (locative plural)
Brzeźce (plural vocative)

/ˈbʐɛɕ.t͡sɛ/

Earlier spellings of these village names include Brzescze, Bresscze, Brzeście, etc., showing a derivation from Proto-Slavic *berstьje (“elm forest”), from *berstъ (“elm”). Respellings with -ź- from the 19th century onwards arise by association with brzeg (“coast, shore, riverbank”), referencing the locations of these villages adjacent to rivers and lakes. Doublet of Brześć, Brześce, Brzeście, Brzeszcze, Brzyście, and brzost.

Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship#English

Brzeźce (a village in the Gmina of Stężyca, Ryki County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)

Brzeźce (a village in the Gmina of Białobrzegi, Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship#English

Brzeźce (a village in the Gmina of Bierawa, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)

Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship#English

Brzeźce (a village in the Gmina of Pszczyna, Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


Rościsławice

Rościsławice (nominative plural)
Rościsławic (genitive plural)
Rościsławicom (dative plural)
Rościsławice (accusative plural)
Rościsławicami (instrumental plural)
Rościsławicach (locative plural)
Rościsławice (plural vocative)

Oborniki Śląskie
Oborniki Śląskie#English

Rościsławice (a village in the Gmina of Oborniki Śląskie, Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


Trąbki Wielkie

Trąbki Wielkie (nominative plural)
Trąbek Wielkich (genitive plural)
Trąbkom Wielkim (dative plural)
Trąbki Wielkie (accusative plural)
Trąbkami Wielkimi (instrumental plural)
Trąbkach Wielkich (locative plural)
Trąbki Wielkie (plural vocative)

Literally, “Greater Trąbki”, in contrast with Trąbki Małe.

Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

Trąbki Wielkie (a village and gmina in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)


Trąbki

Trąbki (nominative plural)
Trąbek (genitive plural)
Trąbkom (dative plural)
Trąbki (accusative plural)
Trąbkami (instrumental plural)
Trąbkach (locative plural)
Trąbki (plural vocative)

Trąbki (a village in the Gmina of Biskupice, Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Trąbki (a village in the Gmina of Stara Błotnica, Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Trąbki (a village in the Gmina of Pilawa, Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

Trąbki (a village in the Gmina of Marianowo, Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)


Oborniki Śląskie

Oborniki Śląskie (nominative plural)
Obornik Śląskich (genitive plural)
Obornikom Śląskim (dative plural)
Oborniki Śląskie (accusative plural)
Obornikami Śląskimi (instrumental plural)
Obornikach Śląskich (locative plural)
Oborniki Śląskie (plural vocative)

Literally, “Silesian Oborniki”. From obornik (“cowshed”).

Oborniki Śląskie (a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


Oborniki

Oborniki (nominative plural)
Obornik (genitive plural)
Obornikom (dative plural)
Oborniki (accusative plural)
Obornikami (instrumental plural)
Obornikach (locative plural)
Oborniki (plural vocative)

Oborniki (a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)


gwiezdne wojny

gwiezdne wojny (nominative plural)
gwiezdnych wojen (genitive plural)
gwiezdnym wojnom (dative plural)
gwiezdne wojny (accusative plural)
gwiezdnymi wojnami (instrumental plural)
gwiezdnych wojnach (locative plural)
gwiezdne wojny (plural vocative)

(informal, military) Star Wars (Strategic Defense Initiative)


Bełżyce

Bełżyce (nominative plural)
Bełżyc (genitive plural)
Bełżycom (dative plural)
Bełżyce (accusative plural)
Bełżycami (instrumental plural)
Bełżycach (locative plural)
Bełżyce (plural vocative)

Bełżyce (a town in the Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)


mydliny

mydliny (nominative plural)
mydlin (genitive plural)
mydlinom (dative plural)
mydliny (accusative plural)
mydlinami (instrumental plural)
mydlinach (locative plural)
mydliny (plural vocative)

lather, soap suds (foam of soap and water)


zioła prowansalskie

zioła prowansalskie (nominative plural)
ziół prowansalskich (genitive plural)
ziołom prowansalskim (dative plural)
zioła prowansalskie (accusative plural)
ziołami prowansalskimi (instrumental plural)
ziołach prowansalskich (locative plural)
zioła prowansalskie (plural vocative)

Literally, “Provençal herbs”. Calque of French herbes de Provence.

herbes de Provence (mixture of bay leaves, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme)


drugie kury

drugie kury (nominative plural)
drugich kurów (genitive plural)
drugim kurom (dative plural)
drugie kury (accusative plural)
drugimi kurami (instrumental plural)
drugich kurach (locative plural)
drugie kury (plural vocative)

Literally, “second roosters”. Compare dialectal Russian до вторы́х кочето́в (do vtorýx kočetóv) and Old Polish pirwe kury.

cog

до вторы́х кочето́в

(archaic or literary) dawn (morning twilight period)


saneczki

saneczki (nominative plural)
saneczek (genitive plural)
saneczkom (dative plural)
saneczki (accusative plural)
saneczkami (instrumental plural)
saneczkach (locative plural)
saneczki (plural vocative)

(colloquial) luge, tobogganing (sport of racing on luges)


prawybory

pl-noun

prawybory nvir pl (related adjective prawyborczy)

prawyborczy (adjective)
prawybory (nominative plural)
prawyborów (genitive plural)
prawyborom (dative plural)
prawybory (accusative plural)
prawyborami (instrumental plural)
prawyborach (locative plural)
prawybory (plural vocative)

(politics) direct primary, primary, primary election


miliony monet

miliony monet (nominative plural)
milionów monet (genitive plural)
milionom monet (dative plural)
miliony monet (accusative plural)
milionami monet (instrumental plural)
milionach monet (locative plural)
miliony monet (plural vocative)

Literally, “millions of coins”, a reference to a 2008 song of the same name by the rapper Mrozu.

Wyjechała do Szwajcarii i zarabia tam miliony monet.

She went to Switzerland and earns silly money there.

(idiomatic, slang) silly money (very large sum of money)


nudy na pudy

nudy na pudy (nominative plural)
nud na pudy (genitive plural)
nudom na pudy (dative plural)
nudy na pudy (accusative plural)
nudami na pudy (instrumental plural)
nudach na pudy (locative plural)
nudy na pudy (plural vocative)

(colloquial, idiomatic) bore, snoozer, snoozefest (something very boring)


Grądzkie

pl-prop

Grądzkie nvir pl (related adjective grądzki)

grądzki (adjective)
Grądzkie (nominative plural)
Grądzkich (genitive plural)
Grądzkim (dative plural)
Grądzkie (accusative plural)
Grądzkimi (instrumental plural)
Grądzkich (locative plural)
Grądzkie (plural vocative)

Grądzkie (a village in the Gmina of Łyse, Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

Grądzkie (a village in the Gmina of Wydminy, Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)

Grądzkie (a village in the Gmina of Brzeżno, Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)


drogi oddechowe

drogi oddechowe (nominative plural)
dróg oddechowych (genitive plural)
drogom oddechowym (dative plural)
drogi oddechowe (accusative plural)
drogami oddechowymi (instrumental plural)
drogach oddechowych (locative plural)
drogi oddechowe (plural vocative)

Coordinate term: układ oddechowy

(anatomy, pulmonology) respiratory tract


papużki nierozłączki

papużki nierozłączki (nominative plural)
papużek nierozłączek (genitive plural)
papużkom nierozłączkom (dative plural)
papużki nierozłączki (accusative plural)
papużkami nierozłączkami (instrumental plural)
papużkach nierozłączkach (locative plural)
papużki nierozłączki (plural vocative)

(humorous, idiomatic) lovebirds (affectionate couple)


państwo młodzi

państwo młodzi (nominative plural)
państwa młodych (genitive plural)
państwu młodym (dative plural)
państwa młodych (accusative plural)
państwem młodymi (instrumental plural)
państwu młodych (locative plural)
państwo młodzi (plural vocative)

(idiomatic) bridal couple (bride and bridegroom on their wedding day, and possibly for a short time thereafter, for example during their honeymoon)


Bobrowniki

Bobrowniki nvir pl (related adjective bobrownicki)

bobrownicki (adjective)
Bobrowniki (nominative plural)
Bobrowników (genitive plural)
Bobrownikom (dative plural)
Bobrowniki (accusative plural)
Bobrownikami (instrumental plural)
Bobrownikach (locative plural)
Bobrowniki (plural vocative)

From bobrowniki (“beaver hunters; beaver breeders”).
* (Szczytna): calque of German Biebersdorf.
* (Pomeranian Voivodeship): calque of German Bewersdorf.
* (West Pomeranian Voivodeship): calque of German Beweringen.

Lodz Voivodeship
Lodz Voivodeship#English

A village in Łowicz County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland; former gromada

A village in Sieradz County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland.

Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship#English

A village in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland; former gromada.

A village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

A village in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


egzekwie

egzekwie (nominative plural)
egzekwii (genitive plural)
egzekwij (archaic genitive plural)
egzekwiom (dative plural)
egzekwie (accusative plural)
egzekwiami (instrumental plural)
egzekwiach (locative plural)
egzekwie (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Latin exsequiae. First attested in 1564.

ref

Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “egzekwie”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

(literary, Roman Catholicism) exequies; funeral rites


media społecznościowe

media społecznościowe (nominative plural)
mediów społecznościowych (genitive plural)
mediom społecznościowym (dative plural)
media społecznościowe (accusative plural)
mediami społecznościowymi (instrumental plural)
mediach społecznościowych (locative plural)
media społecznościowe (plural vocative)

(Internet, media) social media (interactive forms of media)


himalaje

himalaje (nominative plural)
himalajów (genitive plural)
himalajom (dative plural)
himalaje (accusative plural)
himalajami (instrumental plural)
himalajach (locative plural)
himalaje (plural vocative)

(figurative, idiomatic) Himalayas (the highest degree of intensity of something)


psie figle

psie figle (nominative plural)
psich figli (genitive plural)
psim figlom (dative plural)
psie figle (accusative plural)
psimi figlami (instrumental plural)
psich figlach (locative plural)
psie figle (plural vocative)

(idiomatic) apery (thoughtless or malicious acts done for fun or to cause harm or annoyance to someone else)


skoki narciarskie

skoki narciarskie (nominative plural)
skoków narciarskich (genitive plural)
skokom narciarskim (dative plural)
skoki narciarskie (accusative plural)
skokami narciarskimi (instrumental plural)
skokach narciarskich (locative plural)
skoki narciarskie (plural vocative)


Pompeje

pl-prop

Pompeje nvir pl (related adjective pompejański)

pompejański (adjective)
Pompeje (nominative plural)
Pompejów (genitive plural)
Pompei (genitive plural)
Pompejom (dative plural)
Pompeje (accusative plural)
Pompejami (instrumental plural)
Pompejach (locative plural)
Pompeje (plural vocative)


Wzgórza Golan

Wzgórza Golan (nominative plural)
Wzgórz Golan (genitive plural)
Wzgórzom Golan (dative plural)
Wzgórza Golan (accusative plural)
Wzgórzami Golan (instrumental plural)
Wzgórzach Golan (locative plural)
Wzgórza Golan (plural vocative)

Golan Heights (plateau straddling the border between Syria and Israel)


Góry Stołowe

Góry Stołowe (nominative plural)
Gór Stołowych (genitive plural)
Górom Stołowym (dative plural)
Góry Stołowe (accusative plural)
Górami Stołowymi (instrumental plural)
Górach Stołowych (locative plural)
Góry Stołowe (plural vocative)

→ English: Table Mountains (calque)

Table Mountains (a mountain range in the Czech Republic and Poland)


korzonki

korzonki (nominative plural)
korzonków (genitive plural)
korzonkom (dative plural)
korzonki (accusative plural)
korzonkami (instrumental plural)
korzonkach (locative plural)
korzonki (plural vocative)


korzonki nerwowe

korzonki nerwowe (nominative plural)
korzonków nerwowych (genitive plural)
korzonkom nerwowym (dative plural)
korzonki nerwowe (accusative plural)
korzonkami nerwowymi (instrumental plural)
korzonkach nerwowych (locative plural)
korzonki nerwowe (plural vocative)


Czarne Pantery

Czarne Pantery (nominative plural)
Czarnych Panter (genitive plural)
Czarnym Panterom (dative plural)
Czarne Pantery (accusative plural)
Czarnymi Panterami (instrumental plural)
Czarnych Panterach (locative plural)
Czarne Pantery (plural vocative)

(historical, US politics) Black Panthers (Black Power political party in the United States from the 1960s to the 1980s)


Rydułtowy

Rydułtowy nvir pl (related adjective rydułtowski)

rydułtowski (adjective)
Rydułtowy (nominative plural)
Rydułtów (genitive plural)
Rydułtowom (dative plural)
Rydułtowy (accusative plural)
Rydułtowami (instrumental plural)
Rydułtowach (locative plural)
Rydułtowy (plural vocative)

Rydułtowy (a town in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


trzecie zęby

trzecie zęby (nominative plural)
trzecich zębów (genitive plural)
trzecim zębom (dative plural)
trzecie zęby (accusative plural)
trzecimi zębami (instrumental plural)
trzecich zębach (locative plural)
trzecie zęby (plural vocative)

/ˈtʂɛ.t͡ɕɛ ˈzɛm.bɘ/

(idiomatic, humorous, dentistry) dentures, false teeth (complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth)


dobra osobiste

dobra osobiste (nominative plural)
dóbr osobistych (genitive plural)
dobrom osobistym (dative plural)
dobra osobiste (accusative plural)
dobrami osobistymi (instrumental plural)
dobrach osobistych (locative plural)
dobra osobiste (plural vocative)

(law) personality rights, right of publicity (rights for an individual to control the commercial use of their identity, such as name, image, likeness, or other unequivocal identifiers)


wody terytorialne

wody terytorialne (nominative plural)
wód terytorialnych (genitive plural)
wodom terytorialnym (dative plural)
wody terytorialne (accusative plural)
wodami terytorialnymi (instrumental plural)
wodach terytorialnych (locative plural)
wody terytorialne (plural vocative)

(geography, international law, politics) territorial waters, territorial sea (country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans, seas, or other adjoining bodies of water considered to fall within the political boundaries and legal jurisdiction of that country)


zielone płuca

zielone płuca (nominative plural)
zielonych płuc (genitive plural)
zielonym płucom (dative plural)
zielone płuca (accusative plural)
zielonymi płucami (instrumental plural)
zielonych płucach (locative plural)
zielone płuca (plural vocative)

(ecology, idiomatic) green lungs (area of natural parkland within an urban region, supposed to replenish the air with oxygen)


te sprawy

te sprawy (nominative plural)
tych spraw (genitive plural)
tym sprawom (dative plural)
te sprawy (accusative plural)
tymi sprawami (instrumental plural)
tych sprawach (locative plural)
te sprawy (plural vocative)

(colloquial, euphemistic, idiomatic) sex (sexual activity)


planty

pl-noun

planty nvir pl (related adjective plantowy)

plantowy (adjective)
planty (nominative plural)
plant (genitive plural)
plantom (dative plural)
planty (accusative plural)
plantami (instrumental plural)
plantach (locative plural)
planty (plural vocative)

Perhaps a back-formation from plantacje, in reference to a Kraków park planted around the old town on leveled moats behind the walls. Relations between plant, planty, and plantować are unclear.

(urban studies) green belt (strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation)


Planty

Planty (nominative plural)
Plant (genitive plural)
Plantom (dative plural)
Planty (accusative plural)
Plantami (instrumental plural)
Plantach (locative plural)
Planty (plural vocative)

Planty Park (one of the largest city parks in Kraków, Poland; it encircles the Old Town, where the Medieval city walls used to stand until the early 19th century)

Planty (a neighborhood of Radom, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Planty (a neighborhood of Zamość, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)

Planty (a village in the Gmina of Michałowo, Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland)


Orany

pl-prop

Orany nvir pl (related adjective orański)

orański (adjective)
Orany (nominative plural)
Oran (genitive plural)
Oranom (dative plural)
Orany (accusative plural)
Oranami (instrumental plural)
Oranach (locative plural)
Orany (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Lithuanian Varėna. Compare German Warnen and Yiddish אוראַן (uran).


wody płodowe

wody płodowe (nominative plural)
wód płodowych (genitive plural)
wodom płodowym (dative plural)
wody płodowe (accusative plural)
wodami płodowymi (instrumental plural)
wodach płodowych (locative plural)
wody płodowe (plural vocative)

(zoology) amniotic fluid (in placental mammals, a fluid contained within the amnion membrane that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus)


Wyspy Alandzkie

Wyspy Alandzkie nvir pl (related adjective alandzki)

alandzki (adjective)
Wyspy Alandzkie (nominative plural)
Wysp Alandzkich (genitive plural)
Wyspom Alandzkim (dative plural)
Wyspy Alandzkie (accusative plural)
Wyspami Alandzkimi (instrumental plural)
Wyspach Alandzkich (locative plural)
Wyspy Alandzkie (plural vocative)

Åland, Åland Islands (an archipelago in the Baltic Sea, Finland)

Åland, Åland Islands (a region of Finland)


Oleszyce

Oleszyce nvir pl (related adjective oleszycki)

oleszycki (adjective)
Oleszyce (nominative plural)
Oleszyc (genitive plural)
Oleszycom (dative plural)
Oleszyce (accusative plural)
Oleszycami (instrumental plural)
Oleszycach (locative plural)
Oleszyce (plural vocative)

/ɔ.lɛˈʂɘ.t͡sɛ/

Oleszyce (a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland)


ekskrety

ekskrety (nominative plural)
ekskretów (genitive plural)
ekskretom (dative plural)
ekskrety (accusative plural)
ekskretami (instrumental plural)
ekskretach (locative plural)
ekskrety (plural vocative)

(literary) excreta (final products of metabolism removed by the body)


ptifurki

ptifurki (nominative plural)
ptifurek (genitive plural)
ptifurkom (dative plural)
ptifurki (accusative plural)
ptifurkami (instrumental plural)
ptifurkach (locative plural)
ptifurki (plural vocative)

(archaic, collective) petit fours (small bite-sized confectionery)


pierogi ruskie

pierogi ruskie (nominative plural)
pierogów ruskich (genitive plural)
pierogom ruskim (dative plural)
pierogi ruskie (accusative plural)
pierogami ruskimi (instrumental plural)
pierogach ruskich (locative plural)
pierogi ruskie (plural vocative)

pierogi ruskie (pierogies with a filling consisting of tvorog, potatoes, and fried onions)


więzy krwi

więzy krwi (nominative plural)
więzów krwi (genitive plural)
więzom krwi (dative plural)
więzy krwi (accusative plural)
więzami krwi (instrumental plural)
więzach krwi (locative plural)
więzy krwi (plural vocative)

(idiomatic) blood relationship (state of being related by “blood”, i.e. genetically)


zęby smoka

ząby smoka (nominative plural)
ząbów smoka (genitive plural)
ząbom smoka (dative plural)
ząby smoka (accusative plural)
ząbami smoka (instrumental plural)
ząbach smoka (locative plural)
ząby smoka (plural vocative)

Literally, “dragon's teeth”. Possibly a calque of English dragon's teeth.

(military) dragon's teeth (square-pyramidal fortifications of reinforced concrete to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry)


ponderabilia

ponderabilia (nominative plural)
ponderabiliów (genitive plural)
ponderabiliom (dative plural)
ponderabilia (accusative plural)
ponderabiliami (instrumental plural)
ponderabiliach (locative plural)
ponderabilia (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from New Latin ponderabilia.

lbor

ponderabilia (things existing concretely, capable of being weighed, measured, or precisely defined)


Wiskitki

pl-prop

Wiskitki nvir pl (related adjective wiskicki or wiskitecki)

wiskicki (adjective)
wiskitecki (adjective)
Wiskitki (nominative plural)
Wiskitek (genitive plural)
Wiskitkom (dative plural)
Wiskitki (accusative plural)
Wiskitkami (instrumental plural)
Wiskitkach (locative plural)
Wiskitki (plural vocative)

Wiskitki (a town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)


małpie figle

małpie figle (nominative plural)
małpich figli (genitive plural)
małpim figlom (dative plural)
małpie figle (accusative plural)
małpimi figlami (instrumental plural)
małpich figlach (locative plural)
małpie figle (plural vocative)

apery (thoughtless or malicious acts done for fun or to cause harm or annoyance to someone else)


cążki

cążki (nominative plural)
cążków (genitive plural)
cążkom (dative plural)
cążki (accusative plural)
cążkami (instrumental plural)
cążkach (locative plural)
cążki (plural vocative)

nail clipper (mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails)


Ziębice

Ziębice nvir pl (related adjective ziębicki)

ziębicki (adjective)
Ziębice (nominative plural)
Ziębic (genitive plural)
Ziębicom (dative plural)
Ziębice (accusative plural)
Ziębicami (instrumental plural)
Ziębicach (locative plural)
Ziębice (plural vocative)

Ziębice (a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


Kanary

Kanary nvir pl (related adjective kanaryjski)

kanaryjski (adjective)
Kanary (nominative plural)
Kanarów (genitive plural)
Kanarom (dative plural)
Kanary (accusative plural)
Kanarami (instrumental plural)
Kanarach (locative plural)
Kanary (plural vocative)

Internationalism; compare English Canaries.

autonomous community
autonomous community

(colloquial) Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain)


oksy

oksy (nominative plural)
oksów (genitive plural)
oksom (dative plural)
oksy (accusative plural)
oksami (instrumental plural)
oksach (locative plural)
oksy (plural vocative)


zapoiny

zapoiny (nominative plural)
zapoin (genitive plural)
zapoinom (dative plural)
zapoiny (accusative plural)
zapoinami (instrumental plural)
zapoinach (locative plural)
zapoiny (plural vocative)


szaragi

szaragi (nominative plural)
szaragów (genitive plural)
szaragom (dative plural)
szaragi (accusative plural)
szaragami (instrumental plural)
szaragach (locative plural)
szaragi (plural vocative)

Inherited from Old Polish szraga. Doublet of stragan. Compare German Schragen.

standing wooden frame with pegs or hooks used as clothes hangers


wyprzódki

wyprzódki (nominative plural)
wyprzódków (genitive plural)
wyprzódkom (dative plural)
wyprzódki (accusative plural)
wyprzódkami (instrumental plural)
wyprzódkach (locative plural)
wyprzódki (plural vocative)


obłóczyny

obłóczyny (nominative plural)
obłóczyn (genitive plural)
obłóczynom (dative plural)
obłóczyny (accusative plural)
obłóczynami (instrumental plural)
obłóczynach (locative plural)
obłóczyny (plural vocative)

From obłóczyć + -yny. First attested in 1656–1688.

ref

“OBŁÓCZYNY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 21.03.2016

(Roman Catholicism) vestition (ceremony of adopting the monastic attire during the ceremony of admitting a candidate to the order)

(archaic) vestition (ceremonial donning of a uniform)


efekty specjalne

efekty specjalne (nominative plural)
efektów specjalnych (genitive plural)
efektom specjalnym (dative plural)
efekty specjalne (accusative plural)
efektami specjalnymi (instrumental plural)
efektach specjalnych (locative plural)
efekty specjalne (plural vocative)

(film, television, theater, video games) special effects (effects that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage)


Beatlesi

pl-prop

Beatlesi nvir pl (related adjective beatlesowski)

beatlesowski (adjective)
Beatlesi (nominative plural)
Beatlesów (genitive plural)
Beatlesom (dative plural)
Beatlesów (accusative plural)
Beatlesami (instrumental plural)
Beatlesach (locative plural)
Beatlesi (plural vocative)

(colloquial) The Beatles (extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s)


dwa kółka

dwa kółka (nominative plural)
dwóch kółek (genitive plural)
dwu kółek (genitive plural)
dwóm kółkom (dative plural)
dwom kółkom (dative plural)
dwu kółkom (dative plural)
dwa kółka (accusative plural)
dwoma kółkami (instrumental plural)
dwu kółkami (instrumental plural)
dwóch kółkach (locative plural)
dwu kółkach (locative plural)
dwa kółka (plural vocative)

Coordinate term: cztery kółka

(colloquial, idiomatic) bicycle, bike (vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider's feet upon pedals)


cztery kółka

cztery kółka (nominative plural)
czterech kółek (genitive plural)
czterem kółkom (dative plural)
cztery kółka (accusative plural)
czterema kółkami (instrumental plural)
czterech kółkach (locative plural)
cztery kółka (plural vocative)

Coordinate term: dwa kółka

(colloquial, idiomatic) car, automobile (wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation)


Mariany

Mariany nvir pl (related adjective mariański)

mariański (adjective)
Mariany (nominative plural)
Marianów (genitive plural)
Marianom (dative plural)
Mariany (accusative plural)
Marianami (instrumental plural)
Marianach (locative plural)
Mariany (plural vocative)

Internationalism; compare English Marianas.

Marianas, Mariana Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States)


obrazki

obrazki (nominative plural)
obrazków (genitive plural)
obrazkom (dative plural)
obrazki (accusative plural)
obrazkami (instrumental plural)
obrazkach (locative plural)
obrazki (plural vocative)

Uncertain. Possibly plural of obrazek (“picture”), from the spots on the leaves of the cuckoopint plant.

arum (a flower or plant in the genus Arum)


patrochy

patrochy (nominative plural)
patrochów (genitive plural)
patrochom (dative plural)
patrochy (accusative plural)
patrochami (instrumental plural)
patrochach (locative plural)
patrochy (plural vocative)

From pa- + trocha. Compare Russian потроха́ (potroxá).

(hunting) inedible bowels of game animals


Pola Elizejskie

Pola Elizejskie (nominative plural)
Pól Elizejskich (genitive plural)
Polom Elizejskim (dative plural)
Pola Elizejskie (accusative plural)
Polami Elizejskimi (instrumental plural)
Polach Elizejskich (locative plural)
Pola Elizejskie (plural vocative)

Literally, “Elysian Fields”. Calque of Latin Campī Ēlysiī. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from French Champs-Élysées.

sl

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium, Elysian, Elysian Fields, Elysian Plains (home of the blessed after death)


inkrutowiny

inkrutowiny (nominative plural)
inkrutowin (genitive plural)
inkrutowinom (dative plural)
inkrutowiny (accusative plural)
inkrutowinami (instrumental plural)
inkrutowinach (locative plural)
inkrutowiny (plural vocative)

From Lithuanian įkurtuvės + -iny. First attested in 1715–1717.

W Litwie zły to znak płakać we dniu inkrutowin...

1822, Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady, part 3, scene 1:

In Lithuania, it's a bad sign to cry on the day of the housewarming....

(Vilnius) housewarming (party to celebrate moving into a new home)


Kabaty

pl-prop

Kabaty nvir pl (related adjective kabacki)

kabacki (adjective)
Kabaty (nominative plural)
Kabat (genitive plural)
Kabatom (dative plural)
Kabaty (accusative plural)
Kabatami (instrumental plural)
Kabatach (locative plural)
Kabaty (plural vocative)

Kabaty (a neighborhood of Ursynów district, Warsaw)


Bielany

Bielany nvir pl (related adjective bielański)

bielański (adjective)
Bielany (nominative plural)
Bielan (genitive plural)
Bielanom (dative plural)
Bielany (accusative plural)
Bielanami (instrumental plural)
Bielanach (locative plural)
Bielany (plural vocative)

Bielany (a village in the Gmina of Wądroże Wielkie, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

Bielany (a village in the Gmina of Łomazy, Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)

Bielany (a village in the Gmina of Kęty, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Bielany (a village in the Gmina of Błędów, Grójec County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Bielany (a village in the Gmina of Ciepielów, Lipsko County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Bielany (a village in the Gmina of Raciąż, Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Bielany (a village in the Gmina of Winnica, Pułtusk County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)


Powązki

Powązki nvir pl (related adjective powązkowski)

powązkowski (adjective)
Powązki (nominative plural)
Powązek (genitive plural)
Powązkom (dative plural)
Powązki (accusative plural)
Powązkami (instrumental plural)
Powązkach (locative plural)
Powązki (plural vocative)

Powązki (a village in the Gmina of Leszno, Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Powązki (a village in the Gmina of Mszczonów, Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)


cięgadła

(Kuyavia, agriculture) a particular part of a plough


womity

womity (nominative plural)
womitów (genitive plural)
womitom (dative plural)
womity (accusative plural)
womitami (instrumental plural)
womitach (locative plural)
womity (plural vocative)

(Poznań) Alternative form of wymioty (“vomiting, emesis”)


cipcie

Onomatopoeic cip used to call chickens + -cię.


okapiny

(Kuyavia) Synonym of oczepiny (“folk wedding custom”)


popieliny

(Kuyavia) tradition of receiving visitors after a baby is born


pomiany

Cudy, pomiany!


pławidła

(Kuyavia, fishing) wooden discs that keep the upper part of a fish net on the water surface


termedyja

Ultimately a corruption of Latin intermedia.

: Mniałem duzo termedyji z tem bykiem. ― I had a lot of difficulty with this bull.


Borki

Borki nvir pl (related adjective borecki)

borecki (adjective)
Borki (nominative plural)
Borków (genitive plural)
Borkom (dative plural)
Borki (accusative plural)
Borkami (instrumental plural)
Borkach (locative plural)
Borki (plural vocative)

Borki (a village in the Gmina of Gąbin, Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)


Karoliny

Karoliny nvir pl (related adjective karoliński)

karoliński (adjective)
Karoliny (nominative plural)
Karolinów (genitive plural)
Karolinom (dative plural)
Karoliny (accusative plural)
Karolinami (instrumental plural)
Karolinach (locative plural)
Karoliny (plural vocative)

Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands#English

Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia#English

Caroline Islands (an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, politically divided between the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau)


chęchy

(Kuyavia, Lubaniec) wet thickets, marshes, wastelands


kuszki

Mom pszczół kuszek dziesięć.


lussy

(Kuyavia) handfuls of grain torn up to be threshed


Głuchołazy

Głuchołazy nvir pl (related adjective głuchołaski)

głuchołaski (adjective)
Głuchołazy (nominative plural)
Głuchołazów (genitive plural)
Głuchołaz (genitive plural)
Głuchołazom (dative plural)
Głuchołazy (accusative plural)
Głuchołazami (instrumental plural)
Głuchołazach (locative plural)
Głuchołazy (plural vocative)

Głuchołazy (a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


spławki

(Kuyavia) small meadows under the slope of hills from which manure flows down making them more abundant in grass


stempale

(Kuyavia, construction) piles or stakes for a bridge


zbéry

(Kuyavia) small particles such as junk, bran, or shavings


trepy

(Kuyavia, Far Masovian, architecture) Synonym of schody (“stairs”)


armoryty

Borrowed from German arme Ritter (“poor knight”).

bor+

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) type of flour-based dish


szteraki

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) Alternative form of czteraki


czteraki

chodzić na czterakach

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) all fours (arms and legs together)


grapcie

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, derogatory) Synonym of ręce


kasiary

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) Alternative form of koszary


kląkry

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Kociewie, Malbork) Synonym of klatry


oblewiny

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) act of giving out food at baptisms and similar celebrations


rekómoście

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) Alternative form of ruchomości


szuńdy

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) Alternative form of sządy


wydziery

/vɘˈd͡ʑɛ.rɘ/

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, humorous) beatings; plagues


wyżery

Przyszedł do mnie na wyżery.

He came over to my place to stuff his face.

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) feasting (act of eating much at one sitting)


cymbałki

cymbałki (nominative plural)
cymbałków (genitive plural)
cymbałkom (dative plural)
cymbałki (accusative plural)
cymbałkami (instrumental plural)
cymbałkach (locative plural)
cymbałki (plural vocative)

glockenspiel, bells (musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch)


kluby

(Near Masovian, rafting) rods used to join trees into rafts

Near Masovian; rafting; Near Masovian; rafting


suńdy

(Near Masovian) Alternative form of sządy


zgoniny

(Near Masovian, agriculture) pieces of straw, awns, or ears of grain that remain on the grain when blown and do not leave with the chaff


bajtałachy

prawić bajtałachy


sędła

(Far Masovian) Alternative form of sządy


Bielce

pl-prop

Bielce m inan (related adjective bielecki)

bielecki (adjective)
Bielce (nominative plural)
Bielec (genitive plural)
Bielcom (dative plural)
Bielce (accusative plural)
Bielcami (instrumental plural)
Bielcach (locative plural)
Bielce (plural vocative)


Bendery

Bendery nvir pl (related adjective benderski)

benderski (adjective)
Bendery (nominative plural)
Bender (genitive plural)
Benderom (dative plural)
Bendery (accusative plural)
Benderami (instrumental plural)
Benderach (locative plural)
Bendery (plural vocative)


Jedyńce

Jedyńce nvir pl (related adjective jedyniecki)

jedyniecki (adjective)
Jedyńce (nominative plural)
Jedyńców (genitive plural)
Jedyńcom (dative plural)
Jedyńce (accusative plural)
Jedyńcami (instrumental plural)
Jedyńcach (locative plural)
Jedyńce (plural vocative)

Edineț (a city and municipality of Moldova)


Fokszany

Fokszany nvir pl (related adjective fokszański)

fokszański (adjective)
Fokszany (nominative plural)
Fokszan (genitive plural)
Fokszanów (genitive plural)
Fokszanom (dative plural)
Fokszany (accusative plural)
Fokszanami (instrumental plural)
Fokszanach (locative plural)
Fokszany (plural vocative)


Lipkany

Lipkany (nominative plural)
Lipkan (genitive plural)
Lipkanom (dative plural)
Lipkany (accusative plural)
Lipkanami (instrumental plural)
Lipkanach (locative plural)
Lipkany (plural vocative)

Lipcani (a town in Briceni Raion, Moldova)


Botoszany

Botoszany (nominative plural)
Botoszan (genitive plural)
Botoszanom (dative plural)
Botoszany (accusative plural)
Botoszanami (instrumental plural)
Botoszanach (locative plural)
Botoszany (plural vocative)

Botoșani (the capital and largest city of Botoșani, Romania)


Czeskie Budziejowice

Czeskie Budziejowice nvir pl (related adjective czeskobudziejowicki)

czeskobudziejowicki (adjective)
Czeskie Budziejowice (nominative plural)
Czeskich Budziejowic (genitive plural)
Czeskim Budziejowicom (dative plural)
Czeskie Budziejowice (accusative plural)
Czeskimi Budziejowicami (instrumental plural)
Czeskich Budziejowicach (locative plural)
Czeskie Budziejowice (plural vocative)

České Budějovice
České Budějovice#English

České Budějovice (a city in the Czech Republic)


borki

(Far Masovian) field located between forests


komedyje

Wesołe komedyje mamy z temi dzieciami.

(Far Masovian) Alternative form of komedia (“comedy”) (shows, entertainment arts)


zatyłek

zatyłki (nominative plural)
zatyłek (genitive plural)
zatyłkom (dative plural)
zatyłki (accusative plural)
zatyłkami (instrumental plural)
zatyłkach (locative plural)
zatyłki (plural vocative)


oklascki

(Far Masovian) splints (pair of boards or sticks which a broken arm or leg are supported with)


ściągoty

/ɕt͡ɕɔŋˈɡɔ.tɘ/

Móm ściągoty w dołku.

(Far Masovian) squeezing (act of squeezing)


siemiątki

(Far Masovian) dark yellow, sandy linen clothing


wyjadki

(Far Masovian) leftovers of animal fodder


dźwierki

(Central Greater Poland) cupboards; small door


gzory

(Northern Greater Poland) equipment; things


obredy

(Central Greater Poland) parts of a forest divided into clearings


szczuki

(Central Greater Poland) Alternative form of szczaki


szczaki

(Central Greater Poland) Synonym of mocz


troje niewidy

(Central Greater Poland) Synonym of bzdury


bambry

(Western Greater Poland) large, bulbous, as if hollowed out potatoes for fattening pigs


knole

(Southern Greater Poland) Alternative form of knule


knule

(Southern Greater Poland) Synonym of ziemniaki


zagrabki

(Southern Greater Poland) Synonym of lusy


peternelki

(Northern Greater Poland, Eastern Greater Poland) bugs that bother a horse

Northern Greater Poland; Eastern Greater Poland; Northern Greater Poland; Eastern Greater Poland


Szawle

pl-proper noun

Szawle f pl (related adjective szawelski)

szawelski (adjective)
Szawle (nominative plural)
Szawli (genitive plural)
Szawlom (dative plural)
Szawle (accusative plural)
Szawlami (instrumental plural)
Szawlach (locative plural)
Szawle (plural vocative)


gajgi

(Poznań, music) Synonym of skrzypce (“violin”)


kracki

(Malbork, spinning) wire combs for combing and spinning flax leftover from distaff


boże rany

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Roman Catholicism) discipline (light hitting of children with a rod on Holy Friday to remind them of the Passion of the Lord)


wykopki

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń, agriculture) potato harvest (time when potatoes are dug out from the ground)


marcinki

(Kociewie) third day after St. Martin's Day's


opeplinki

(Kociewie) Synonym of resztki (“leftovers”)


samociążki

(Kociewie) hand-drawn sledge used by poor people who do not have horses to harness them


dźwierzonki

(Ostróda) Alternative form of dźwierzanki


dźwyrzónki

(Masuria) Alternative form of dźwierzanki


dźwierzanki

(Ostróda, architecture) Synonym of futryny (“doorframes”)


arcaby

arcaba (nominative singular)
arcaby (nominative plural)
arcaby (genitive singular)
arcab (genitive plural)
arcabie (dative singular)
arcabom (dative plural)
arcabę (accusative singular)
arcaby (accusative plural)
arcabą (instrumental singular)
arcabami (instrumental plural)
arcabie (locative singular)
arcabach (locative plural)
arcabo (singular vocative)
arcaby (plural vocative)


ślufy

(Chełmno-Dobrzyń) wooden sleigh placed under a machine


janki

From Jan + -ka, named after John the Evangelist. Compare Greater Polish świętojanka.

(Near Masovian) potatoes that mature around Saint John's day


warsiawiaki

(Near Masovian) potatoes that mature around Saint John's day (janki) brought to Warsaw


paści

(Żywiec) Synonym of pułapka (“trap for animals”)


wombatowate

wombatowate (nominative plural)
wombatowatych (genitive plural)
wombatowatym (dative plural)
wombatowate (accusative plural)
wombatowatymi (instrumental plural)
wombatowatych (locative plural)
wombatowate (plural vocative)


sosnowate

sosnowate (nominative plural)
sosnowatych (genitive plural)
sosnowatym (dative plural)
sosnowate (accusative plural)
sosnowatymi (instrumental plural)
sosnowatych (locative plural)
sosnowate (plural vocative)


radośniki

(Żywiec) Synonym of urodziny (“day when a child was born”)


slajsy

(Żywiec) fir tree grafts used for lighting


pabronki

(Eastern Kraków) rod in which harrow nails are stuck


okleszczyny

[ɔ.klʲɛʂˈt͡ʂɘ.nɘ]


wieńcowiny

(Przemyśl) party in manor after handing each other grain wreaths


zoubki

(Przemyśl) sleigh made of boards nailed together that has a box


szachy klasyczne

szachy klasyczne (nominative plural)
szachów klasycznych (genitive plural)
szachom klasycznym (dative plural)
szachy klasyczne (accusative plural)
szachami klasycznymi (instrumental plural)
szachach klasycznych (locative plural)
szachy klasyczne (plural vocative)

Literally, “classical chess”. Compare English classical chess.

(chess, idiomatic) classical chess (chess played at a slow time control, with games taking up to several hours)


szachy błyskawiczne

szachy błyskawiczne (nominative plural)
szachów błyskawicznych (genitive plural)
szachom błyskawicznym (dative plural)
szachy błyskawiczne (accusative plural)
szachami błyskawicznymi (instrumental plural)
szachach błyskawicznych (locative plural)
szachy błyskawiczne (plural vocative)

(chess, idiomatic) blitz chess (chess played at a quick time control, with each side getting about five minutes to make their moves. Blitz chess is played at a variety of time controls, primarily 3+0 (three minutes per side), 3+2 (three minutes per side plus two extra seconds per move), 5+0, and 5+3)


szachy szybkie

szachy szybkie (nominative plural)
szachów szybkich (genitive plural)
szachom szybkim (dative plural)
szachy szybkie (accusative plural)
szachami szybkimi (instrumental plural)
szachach szybkich (locative plural)
szachy szybkie (plural vocative)

(chess, idiomatic) rapid chess (chess played at a relatively quick time control, with each side getting about 15 minutes to make their moves)


starostwo

starostwo (nominative singular)
starostwa (nominative plural)
starostwa (genitive singular)
starostw (genitive plural)
starostwu (dative singular)
starostwom (dative plural)
starostwo (accusative singular)
starostwa (accusative plural)
starostwem (instrumental singular)
starostwami (instrumental plural)
starostwie (locative singular)
starostwach (locative plural)
starostwo (singular vocative)
starostwa (plural vocative)

From starosta + -o- + -stwo. Literally, “starostship”, or more loosely translated as “eldership”.

lit

(historical) starostwo (administrative unit established from the 14th century in the Polish Crown and later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until the partition of Poland in 1795)