gmach
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish gmach, from Middle High German gemach, from Old High German gimah. Compare German Gemach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡmax/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ax
- Syllabification: gmach
Noun
gmach m inan (diminutive gmaszek, augmentative gmaszysko)
- edifice (building; structure; architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one)
- Synonym: budowla
- (figurative) edifice (abstract structure)
- (obsolete) apartment, chamber, room
- Synonyms: komnata, mieszkanie, pokój
Declension
Declension of gmach
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gmach | gmachy |
| genitive | gmachu | gmachów |
| dative | gmachowi | gmachom |
| accusative | gmach | gmachy |
| instrumental | gmachem | gmachami |
| locative | gmachu | gmachach |
| vocative | gmachu | gmachy |
Derived terms
adjective
- gmaszysty
noun
- gmachówka
Descendants
- → Belarusian: гмах (hmax)