anioł

See also: Anioł and aniół

Polish
anioł

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish anjoł.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɲɔw/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲɔw
  • Syllabification: a‧nioł
  • Homophone: Anioł

Noun

anioł m animal or m pers (female equivalent anielica, diminutive aniołek, related adjective aniołowy)

  1. (biblical, Christianity, Islam, Judaism) angel (incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes)
  2. (art) angel (depiction of an angel in art)
  3. (figurative) angel (person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)
  4. (literary) angel (person or phenomenon considered the personification or sign of something)

Declension

Normal modern declension is animate (nominative and accusative plural anioły). Personal declension (nominative plural aniołowie, accusative plural aniołów) is dated or literary. The form anieli is archaic.

Declension of anioł
singular plural
nominative anioł anioły/aniołowie/anieli
genitive anioła aniołów
dative aniołowi aniołom
accusative anioła anioły/aniołów
instrumental aniołem aniołami
locative aniele aniołach
vocative aniele anioły/aniołowie/anieli

Derived terms
adjectives
adverb
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surname
verbs
adjectives
nouns

Descendants
  • → Belarusian: анёл (anjól)

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “anioł”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading
  • anioł in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • anioł in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • anioł in PWN's encyclopedia
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