miedźwiedź
Old Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *medvědь. First attested in the 13th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
miedźwiedź m ? (female equivalent miedźwiedzica, diminutive miedźwiadek)
- bear (member of the family Ursidae)
- scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)
Derived terms
adjectives
- miedźwiedzi
- niedźwiadkowy
noun
- miedźwiedziny
Descendants
- Polish: niedźwiedź
- Silesian: niedźwiydź
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “niedźwiedź, miedźwiedź”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈmjɛd͡ʑ.vjɛt͡ɕ/, /ˈmjɛd͡ʑ.vjet͡ɕ/
Declension
Attested forms of *
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | — |
| genitive | — | — |
| dative | — | — |
| accusative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
| locative | — | — |
| vocative | — | — |
References
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “miedźwiedź”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “MIEDŹWIEDŹ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 03.04.2023
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “miedźwiedź”, in Słownik języka polskiego
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