guwerner
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō). Doublet of gubernator (“governor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈvɛr.nɛr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrnɛr
- Syllabification: gu‧wer‧ner
Noun
guwerner m pers (female equivalent guwernantka)
- (education, historical) tutor (man employed as a private tutor, who teaches and trains a child or children in their home)
Declension
Declension of guwerner
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | guwerner | guwernerzy/guwernery (deprecative) |
| genitive | guwernera | guwernerów |
| dative | guwernerowi | guwernerom |
| accusative | guwernera | guwernerów |
| instrumental | guwernerem | guwernerami |
| locative | guwernerze | guwernerach |
| vocative | guwernerze | guwernerzy |
Derived terms
adjective
- guwernerski