łoś

See also: Appendix:Variations of "los"

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olsь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔɕ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɕ
  • Syllabification: łoś
  • Homophone: Łoś

Noun

łoś m animal (female equivalent łosica, diminutive łosiek)

  1. moose, Eurasian elk (Alces alces)
  2. (colloquial) male moose, male Eurasian elk
  3. (colloquial) sucker (naive person)
    Synonyms: durniacha, frajer, jeleń

Declension

Declension of łoś
singular plural
nominative łoś łosie
genitive łosia łosi
dative łosiowi łosiom
accusative łosia łosie
instrumental łosiem łosiami
locative łosiu łosiach
vocative łosiu łosie

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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