mag

mag (nominative singular)
magowie (nominative plural)
magi (derogatory nominative plural)
maga (genitive singular)
magów (genitive plural)
magowi (dative singular)
magom (dative plural)
maga (accusative singular)
magów (accusative plural)
magiem (instrumental singular)
magami (instrumental plural)
magu (locative singular)
magach (locative plural)
magu (singular vocative)
magowie (plural vocative)
magi (derogatory plural vocative)

(folklore, fantasy) magician, wizard, sorcerer, conjurer, mage, magus (person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic)


troll

troll (nominative singular)
trolle (nominative plural)
trolla (genitive singular)
trolli (genitive plural)
trollowi (dative singular)
trollom (dative plural)
trolla (accusative singular)
trolle (accusative plural)
trollem (instrumental singular)
trollami (instrumental plural)
trollu (locative singular)
trollach (locative plural)
trollu (singular vocative)
trolle (plural vocative)

(European folklore, Norse mythology) troll (grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges)


kobold

kobold (nominative singular)
koboldy (nominative plural)
kobolda (genitive singular)
koboldów (genitive plural)
koboldowi (dative singular)
koboldom (dative plural)
kobolda (accusative singular)
koboldy (accusative plural)
koboldem (instrumental singular)
koboldami (instrumental plural)
koboldzie (locative singular)
koboldach (locative plural)
koboldzie (singular vocative)
koboldy (plural vocative)

(Germanic folklore) kobold (ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child)

(Germanic folklore) kobold (mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household)


diabeł

pl-noun

diabeł m animal or m pers (female equivalent diablica, diminutive diabełek, related adjective diabli)

diabeł m animal or (canonical masculine person)
diablica (feminine)
diabełek (diminutive)
diabli (adjective)
diabeł (nominative singular)
diabły (nominative plural)
diabli (nominative plural)
diabła (genitive singular)
diabłów (genitive plural)
diabłu (dative singular)
diabłom (dative plural)
diabła (accusative singular)
diabły (accusative plural)
diabłów (accusative plural)
diabłem (instrumental singular)
diabłami (instrumental plural)
diable (locative singular)
diabłach (locative plural)
diable (singular vocative)
diabły (plural vocative)
diabli (plural vocative)
dyjabeł (alternative Middle Polish)
dejabeł (alternative Middle Polish)
dyjaboł (alternative Middle Polish)
diacheł (alternative Middle Polish)
dyabeł (alternative)
djabeł (alternative)
debeł (alternative)
dyjacheł (alternative)

→ Kashubian: diôbéł, diabéł, diobéł

→ Slovincian: djôùbel

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.
Ancient Greek διά (diá)
Ancient Greek δια- (dia-)
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.
Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō)
Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō)
Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)bor.
Latin diaboluslbor.
Old Czech diábelbor.
Old Polish dyjabeł
Polish diabeł
Inherited from Old Polish dyjabeł. Doublet of diabolo.

etymon

gdy się człowiek spieszy, to się diabeł cieszy

modli się pod figurą, a diabła ma za skórą

ubrał się diabeł w ornat i ogonem na mszę dzwoni

Coordinate term: anioł

(countable, folklore) devil (fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee, and a long tail, and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior)


Święty Mikołaj

Święty Mikołaj (nominative singular)
Świętego Mikołaja (genitive singular)
Świętemu Mikołajowi (dative singular)
Świętego Mikołaja (accusative singular)
Świętym Mikołajem (instrumental singular)
Świętym Mikołaju (locative singular)
Święty Mikołaju (singular vocative)

(folklore) Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus (fictional figure)


dias

diasek (diminutive)
dias (nominative singular)
diasy (nominative plural)
diasa (genitive singular)
diasów (genitive plural)
diasowi (dative singular)
diasom (dative plural)
diasa (accusative singular)
diasy (accusative plural)
diasem (instrumental singular)
diasami (instrumental plural)
diasie (locative singular)
diasach (locative plural)
diasie (singular vocative)
diasy (plural vocative)

Inherited from Old Polish dyjas. Compare Czech ďas.

(euphemistic, rare, folklore) devil, fiend


borowy

borowy (nominative singular)
borowe (nominative plural)
borowego (genitive singular)
borowych (genitive plural)
borowemu (dative singular)
borowym (dative plural)
borowego (accusative singular)
borowe (accusative plural)
borowym (instrumental singular)
borowymi (instrumental plural)
borowym (locative singular)
borowych (locative plural)
borowy (singular vocative)
borowe (plural vocative)
bôrowy (alternative)

Inherited from Old Polish borowy. By surface analysis, bór + -owy.

(nominalized, obsolete or dialectal, Near Masovian, folklore) conifer forest spirit (evil spirit that lives in a conifer forest that leads people astray, etc.)


ała

ała (nominative singular)
ały (nominative plural)
ały (genitive singular)
ał (genitive plural)
ale (dative singular)
ałom (dative plural)
ałę (accusative singular)
ały (accusative plural)
ałą (instrumental singular)
ałami (instrumental plural)
ale (locative singular)
ałach (locative plural)
ało (singular vocative)
ały (plural vocative)

(folklore, Slavic mythology) ala (female mythological creature recorded in the folklore of Bulgarians, Macedonians, and Serbs; a demon of bad weather whose main purpose is to lead hail-producing thunderclouds in the direction of fields, vineyards, or orchards to destroy the crops, or loot and take them away)


kaduk

kaduk (nominative singular)
kaducy (nominative plural)
kaduki (nominative plural)
kaduka (genitive singular)
kaduków (genitive plural)
kadukowi (dative singular)
kadukom (dative plural)
kaduka (accusative singular)
kaduków (accusative plural)
kaduki (accusative plural)
kadukiem (instrumental singular)
kadukami (instrumental plural)
kaduku (locative singular)
kadukach (locative plural)
kaduku (singular vocative)
kaducy (plural vocative)
kaduki (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Latin cadūcus, from cadō.


Boruta

Boruta (nominative singular)
Boruty (genitive singular)
Borucie (dative singular)
Borutę (accusative singular)
Borutą (instrumental singular)
Borucie (locative singular)
Boruto (singular vocative)

(folklore) Devil Boruta (fictional character from Polish mythology, folklore, and literature, associated with the Polish town of Łęczyca)


kusy

kusy (nominative singular)
kusi (nominative plural)
kusego (genitive singular)
kusych (genitive plural)
kusemu (dative singular)
kusym (dative plural)
kusego (accusative singular)
kusych (accusative plural)
kusym (instrumental singular)
kusymi (instrumental plural)
kusym (locative singular)
kusych (locative plural)
kusy (singular vocative)
kusi (plural vocative)
guzy (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ. Doublet of kęs, kuc, and kuks.


turoń

turoń (nominative singular)
turonie (nominative plural)
turonia (genitive singular)
turoni (genitive plural)
turoniów (genitive plural)
turoniowi (dative singular)
turoniom (dative plural)
turonia (accusative singular)
turonie (accusative plural)
turoniem (instrumental singular)
turoniami (instrumental plural)
turoniu (locative singular)
turoniach (locative plural)
turoniu (singular vocative)
turonie (plural vocative)

(Polish folklore) Turoń (festive monstrosity in the form of a black, horned, and shaggy animal with a flopping jaw)


chała

chała (nominative singular)
chały (nominative plural)
chały (genitive singular)
chał (genitive plural)
chale (dative singular)
chałom (dative plural)
chałę (accusative singular)
chały (accusative plural)
chałą (instrumental singular)
chałami (instrumental plural)
chale (locative singular)
chałach (locative plural)
chało (singular vocative)
chały (plural vocative)


klechda

klechda (nominative singular)
klechdy (nominative plural)
klechdy (genitive singular)
klechd (genitive plural)
klechdzie (dative singular)
klechdom (dative plural)
klechdę (accusative singular)
klechdy (accusative plural)
klechdą (instrumental singular)
klechdami (instrumental plural)
klechdzie (locative singular)
klechdach (locative plural)
klechdo (singular vocative)
klechdy (plural vocative)

(folklore, literary, literature) a folktale about legendary heroes, times, and events


odmieniec

odmieniec (nominative singular)
odmieńce (nominative plural)
odmieńca (genitive singular)
odmieńców (genitive plural)
odmieńcowi (dative singular)
odmieńcom (dative plural)
odmieńca (accusative singular)
odmieńce (accusative plural)
odmieńcem (instrumental singular)
odmieńcami (instrumental plural)
odmieńcu (locative singular)
odmieńcach (locative plural)
odmieńcu (singular vocative)
odmieńce (plural vocative)
ôdmieniec (alternative)


ognik

ognik (nominative singular)
ogniki (nominative plural)
ognika (genitive singular)
ogników (genitive plural)
ognikowi (dative singular)
ognikom (dative plural)
ognik (accusative singular)
ogniki (accusative plural)
ognikiem (instrumental singular)
ognikami (instrumental plural)
ogniku (locative singular)
ognikach (locative plural)
ogniku (singular vocative)
ogniki (plural vocative)

(folklore) will-o'-the-wisp (strange light)


błędny ognik

błędny ognik (nominative singular)
błędne ogniki (nominative plural)
błędnego ognika (genitive singular)
błędnych ogników (genitive plural)
błędnemu ognikowi (dative singular)
błędnym ognikom (dative plural)
błędny ognik (accusative singular)
błędne ogniki (accusative plural)
błędnym ognikiem (instrumental singular)
błędnymi ognikami (instrumental plural)
błędnym ogniku (locative singular)
błędnych ognikach (locative plural)
błędny ogniku (singular vocative)
błędne ogniki (plural vocative)

(folklore) will o' the wisp (strange light)


Jezusek

Jezusek (nominative singular)
Jezuska (genitive singular)
Jezuskowi (dative singular)
Jezuska (accusative singular)
Jezuskiem (instrumental singular)
Jezusku (locative singular)
Jezusku (singular vocative)


Dzieciątko Jezus

Dzieciątko Jezus (nominative singular)
Dzieciątka Jezus (genitive singular)
Dzieciątku Jezus (dative singular)
Dzieciątko Jezus (accusative singular)
Dzieciątkiem Jezus (instrumental singular)
Dzieciątku Jezus (locative singular)
Dzieciątko Jezus (singular vocative)

(biblical, Christianity, folklore) Christ child


diabełek

diabełek (nominative singular)
diabełki (nominative plural)
diabełka (genitive singular)
diabełków (genitive plural)
diabełkowi (dative singular)
diabełkom (dative plural)
diabełka (accusative singular)
diabełki (accusative plural)
diabełkiem (instrumental singular)
diabełkami (instrumental plural)
diabełku (locative singular)
diabełkach (locative plural)
diabełku (singular vocative)
diabełki (plural vocative)


diablę

diablę (nominative singular)
diablęta (nominative plural)
diablęcia (genitive singular)
diabląt (genitive plural)
diablęciu (dative singular)
diablętom (dative plural)
diablę (accusative singular)
diablęta (accusative plural)
diablęciem (instrumental singular)
diablętami (instrumental plural)
diablęciu (locative singular)
diablętach (locative plural)
diablę (singular vocative)
diablęta (plural vocative)


diablik

diablik (nominative singular)
diabliki (nominative plural)
diablika (genitive singular)
diablików (genitive plural)
diablikowi (dative singular)
diablikom (dative plural)
diablika (accusative singular)
diabliki (accusative plural)
diablikiem (instrumental singular)
diablikami (instrumental plural)
diabliku (locative singular)
diablikach (locative plural)
diabliku (singular vocative)
diabliki (plural vocative)


dydko

dydko (nominative singular)
dydka (nominative plural)
dydka (genitive singular)
dydek (genitive plural)
dydku (dative singular)
dydkom (dative plural)
dydko (accusative singular)
dydka (accusative plural)
dydkiem (instrumental singular)
dydkami (instrumental plural)
dydku (locative singular)
dydkach (locative plural)
dydko (singular vocative)
dydka (plural vocative)

(folklore, regional, Far Masovian) dydko (supernatural creature from Polish folklore, originally a demon from Slavic beliefs, later relegated to the role of a bogeyman)


inkub

inkub (nominative singular)
inkuby (nominative plural)
inkuba (genitive singular)
inkubów (genitive plural)
inkubowi (dative singular)
inkubom (dative plural)
inkuba (accusative singular)
inkuby (accusative plural)
inkubem (instrumental singular)
inkubami (instrumental plural)
inkubie (locative singular)
inkubach (locative plural)
inkubie (singular vocative)
inkuby (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin incubus.

lbor

Coordinate term: sukkub

(European folklore) incubus (evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep)


sukkub

sukkub (nominative singular)
sukkuby (nominative plural)
sukkuba (genitive singular)
sukkubów (genitive plural)
sukkubowi (dative singular)
sukkubom (dative plural)
sukkuba (accusative singular)
sukkuby (accusative plural)
sukkubem (instrumental singular)
sukkubami (instrumental plural)
sukkubie (locative singular)
sukkubach (locative plural)
sukkubie (singular vocative)
sukkuby (plural vocative)
sukub (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin succubus.

Coordinate term: inkub

(European folklore) succubus (female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death)


sukub

sukub (nominative singular)
sukuby (nominative plural)
sukuba (genitive singular)
sukubów (genitive plural)
sukubowi (dative singular)
sukubom (dative plural)
sukuba (accusative singular)
sukuby (accusative plural)
sukubem (instrumental singular)
sukubami (instrumental plural)
sukubie (locative singular)
sukubach (locative plural)
sukubie (singular vocative)
sukuby (plural vocative)

(European folklore) Alternative form of sukkub


biała dama

biała dama (nominative singular)
białe damy (nominative plural)
białej damy (genitive singular)
białych dam (genitive plural)
białej damie (dative singular)
białym damom (dative plural)
białą damę (accusative singular)
białe damy (accusative plural)
białą damą (instrumental singular)
białymi damami (instrumental plural)
białej damie (locative singular)
białych damach (locative plural)
biała damo (singular vocative)
białe damy (plural vocative)

Literally, “white lady”. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English white lady.

sl

(countable, folklore, idiomatic) white lady (female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy)


konopielka

konopielka (nominative singular)
konopielki (nominative plural)
konopielki (genitive singular)
konopielek (genitive plural)
konopielce (dative singular)
konopielkom (dative plural)
konopielkę (accusative singular)
konopielki (accusative plural)
konopielką (instrumental singular)
konopielkami (instrumental plural)
konopielce (locative singular)
konopielkach (locative plural)
konopielko (singular vocative)
konopielki (plural vocative)

(folklore, regional, singing) kind of folk song from Podlasie sung by boys to girls at Easter time


Dziadek Mróz

Dziadek Mróz (nominative singular)
Dziadka Mroza (genitive singular)
Dziadkowi Mrozowi (dative singular)
Dziadka Mroza (accusative singular)
Dziadkiem Mrozem (instrumental singular)
Dziadku Mrozie (locative singular)
Dziadku Mrozie (singular vocative)

Literally, “Grandfather Frost”. Calque of Russian Дед Моро́з (Ded Moróz).


świtezianka

świtezianka (nominative singular)
świtezianki (nominative plural)
świtezianki (genitive singular)
świtezianek (genitive plural)
świteziance (dative singular)
świteziankom (dative plural)
świteziankę (accusative singular)
świtezianki (accusative plural)
świtezianką (instrumental singular)
świteziankami (instrumental plural)
świteziance (locative singular)
świteziankach (locative plural)
świtezianko (singular vocative)
świtezianki (plural vocative)

(folklore) water nymph living in Lake Svityaz


legenda miejska

legenda miejska (nominative singular)
legendy miejskie (nominative plural)
legendy miejskiej (genitive singular)
legend miejskich (genitive plural)
legendzie miejskiej (dative singular)
legendom miejskim (dative plural)
legendę miejską (accusative singular)
legendy miejskie (accusative plural)
legendą miejską (instrumental singular)
legendami miejskimi (instrumental plural)
legendzie miejskiej (locative singular)
legendach miejskich (locative plural)
legendo miejska (singular vocative)
legendy miejskie (plural vocative)

(folklore) urban legend (widely circulated story that is untrue or dubious, often having elements of humour or horror)