bałwaństwo

Old Polish

Etymology

From bałwan + -stwo. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /baɫvaɲstfɔ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /baɫvaɲstfɔ/

Noun

bałwaństwo n

  1. (religion) idolatry
    • 1880 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume V, page 266:
      Balwanstwo ydolatria
      [Bałwaństwo ydolatria]
  2. (religion, collective) idols, graven images
    • 1880 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume I, page 104:
      Nye bądzmy balwanstw modlę dawayączy ne efficiamini ydolatre (neque idololatrae efficiamini I Cor 10, 7)
      [Nie bądźmy bałwaństwu modłę dawający ne efficiamini ydolatre (neque idololatrae efficiamini I Cor 10, 7)]
adjective
noun

Descendants

  • Polish: bałwaństwo

References

    Polish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish bałwaństwo. By surface analysis, bałwan + -stwo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bawˈvaɲ.stfɔ/
    • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /baɫˈvaɲ.stfɔ/
    • Rhymes: -aɲstfɔ
    • Syllabification: bał‧wań‧stwo

    Noun

    bałwaństwo n

    1. (colloquial) blockheadism
      Synonym: głupota
    2. (colloquial, collective) blockheadeds
    3. (colloquial) blockheadedness
    4. (Middle Polish) idolatry
      Synonyms: bałwochwalstwo, idolatria

    Declension

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    References

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