kołtun
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún). Cognate with Belarusian каўту́н (kaŭtún), Russian колту́н (koltún), and Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔw.tun/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔwtun
- Syllabification: koł‧tun
- Homophone: Kołtun
Noun
kołtun m inan
- (colloquial, medicine) tangled, twisted mass of hair
- (historical) Polish plait, plica polonica
Declension
Declension of kołtun
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kołtun | kołtuny |
| genitive | kołtunu | kołtunów |
| dative | kołtunowi | kołtunom |
| accusative | kołtun | kołtuny |
| instrumental | kołtunem | kołtunami |
| locative | kołtunie | kołtunach |
| vocative | kołtunie | kołtuny |
Descendants
- → Low Prussian: Koltung
Noun
kołtun m pers (female equivalent kołtunka)
- (derogatory) someone who is backward
Declension
Declension of kołtun
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kołtun | kołtuny |
| genitive | kołtuna | kołtunów |
| dative | kołtunowi | kołtunom |
| accusative | kołtuna | kołtunów |
| instrumental | kołtunem | kołtunami |
| locative | kołtunie | kołtunach |
| vocative | kołtunie | kołtuny |
Derived terms
adjectives
- kołtuniasty
- kołtunowaty
- kołtuński
adverb
- kołtuńsko
nouns
- kołtuneria
- kołtuństwo
verbs
- kołtunić impf
- kołtunieć impf