góral

See also: goral, Goral, and Góral

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak horal through Podhale dialect[1] and influenced by góra. By surface analysis, góra +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡu.ral/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ural
  • Syllabification: gó‧ral
  • Homophones: Góral, Gural

Noun

góral m pers (female equivalent góralka, related adjective góralski)

  1. any person inhabiting mountainous or hilly terrain, particularly in southern Poland and northern Slovakia; a highlander, mountain dweller
  2. (colloquial, cycling) climbing specialist, climber

Declension

Declension of góral
singular plural
nominative góral górale
genitive górala górali
dative góralowi góralom
accusative górala górali
instrumental góralem góralami
locative góralu góralach
vocative góralu górale

Descendants

  • → Czech: horal
  • → Slovak: goral

Noun

góral m animal

  1. (colloquial) mountain bike
    Synonym: rower górski

Declension

Declension of góral
singular plural
nominative góral górale
genitive górala górali
dative góralowi góralom
accusative górala górale
instrumental góralem góralami
locative góralu góralach
vocative góralu górale

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “góral”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 175

Further reading

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