zabobon

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zabobon, from dialectal Proto-Slavic *(za)babonъ, from *(za)baboniti. Compare Ukrainian забобон (zabobon), Belarusian забабо́ны (zababóny).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈbɔ.bɔn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbɔn
  • Syllabification: za‧bo‧bon

Noun

zabobon m inan

  1. superstition
    Synonym: przesąd

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • zabobonnica
  • zabobonnik
adverb
  • zabobonnie
nouns
  • zabobonnictwo
  • zabobonność

Further reading

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