wianek
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *věnъ + -ek, related to *věnьcь (“twist, curving”), *viti (“to twist”). Compare Lithuanian vainìkas.[1] See also wić (“to plait”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wianek m inan (diminutive wianuszek)
- garland
- (obsolete) virginity
- Synonym: dziewictwo
Declension[edit]
Declension of wianek
Related terms[edit]
nouns
verbs
See also[edit]
- (garland): korona
References[edit]
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “wianek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 610
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