jałowizna

See also: jałowizną

Polish

Etymology

From jałowy +‎ -izna. First attested in 1588.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ja.wɔˈviz.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -izna
  • Syllabification: ja‧ło‧wiz‧na

Noun

jałowizna f

  1. heifer without offspring (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    Synonym: jałownik
  2. (agriculture) empty or barren field (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    Synonym: nieużytek
  3. (by extension) intellectual or moral void (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  4. (Middle Polish) barrenness
    Synonyms: niepłodność, nieurodzajność

Declension

Declension of jałowizna
singular plural
nominative jałowizna jałowizny
genitive jałowizny jałowizn
dative jałowiźnie jałowiznom
accusative jałowiznę jałowizny
instrumental jałowizną jałowiznami
locative jałowiźnie jałowiznach
vocative jałowizno jałowizny

References

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “jałowizna”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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