awans

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French avance.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.vans/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -avans
  • Syllabification: a‧wans

Noun

awans m inan (diminutive awansik)

  1. promotion (advancement in position) [+ na (accusative) = to what position]
    Antonym: degradacja
  2. advancement, upliftment (act of advancing)
    (sports) promotion, advancement [+ na (accusative) = to what] or [+ do (genitive) = to what]
    Antonyms: degradacja, deklasacja, spadek
  3. (archaic, finance) advance payment
    Synonyms: akonto, zadatek, zaliczka
  4. (in the plural, literary) advances (attempts to win someone over)

Declension
Declension of awans
singular plural
nominative awans awanse/awansy
genitive awansu awansów
dative awansowi awansom
accusative awans awanse/awansy
instrumental awansem awansami
locative awansie awansach
vocative awansie awanse/awansy

Derived terms
adjectives
adverb
verbs

Further reading
  • awans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • awans in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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