rydwan

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish rydwan, rynwan. Per Bańkowski, from dialectal Middle High German rind(e)wagen.[1] Alternatively from German Reitwagen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɨd.van/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨdvan
  • Syllabification: ryd‧wan

Noun[edit]

rydwan m inan

  1. chariot (a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare)
    Hypernyms: pojazd, wóz
    Hyponyms: biga, kwadryga

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “rydwan”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading[edit]

  • rydwan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rydwan in Polish dictionaries at PWN