kaduceusz
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cādūceus, from Ancient Greek καρύκειον (karúkeion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.duˈt͡sɛ.uʂ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛuʂ
- Syllabification: ka‧du‧ce‧usz
Noun
kaduceusz m inan
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) caduceus (staff of Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods)
- Synonym: kerykejon
- (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) caduceus (official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome)
- Synonym: kerykejon
- caduceus (symbol (☤) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it)
Declension
Declension of kaduceusz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaduceusz | kaduceusze |
| genitive | kaduceusza | kaduceuszów/kaduceuszy |
| dative | kaduceuszowi | kaduceuszom |
| accusative | kaduceusz | kaduceusze |
| instrumental | kaduceuszem | kaduceuszami |
| locative | kaduceuszu | kaduceuszach |
| vocative | kaduceuszu | kaduceusze |