kołtun

See also: Koltun, Kołtun, and kołtu̇n

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún). Cognate with Belarusian каўту́н (kaŭtún), Russian колту́н (koltún), and Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔw.tun/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔwtun
  • Syllabification: koł‧tun
  • Homophone: Kołtun

Noun

kołtun m inan

  1. (colloquial, medicine) tangled, twisted mass of hair
  2. (historical) Polish plait, plica polonica

Declension
Declension of kołtun
singular plural
nominative kołtun kołtuny
genitive kołtunu kołtunów
dative kołtunowi kołtunom
accusative kołtun kołtuny
instrumental kołtunem kołtunami
locative kołtunie kołtunach
vocative kołtunie kołtuny

Noun

kołtun m pers (female equivalent kołtunka)

  1. (derogatory) someone who is backward

Declension
Declension of kołtun
singular plural
nominative kołtun kołtuny
genitive kołtuna kołtunów
dative kołtunowi kołtunom
accusative kołtuna kołtunów
instrumental kołtunem kołtunami
locative kołtunie kołtunach
vocative kołtunie kołtuny

Derived terms
adjectives
  • kołtuniasty
  • kołtunowaty
  • kołtuński
adverb
  • kołtuńsko
nouns
  • kołtuneria
  • kołtuństwo
verbs
  • kołtunić impf
  • kołtunieć impf

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