olbrzym

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish obrzym. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English giant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔl.bʐɘm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔlbʐɘm
  • Syllabification: ol‧brzym

Noun

olbrzym m pers (female equivalent olbrzymka, diminutive olbrzymek)

  1. giant (mythical creature)
    Synonyms: gigant, kolos, wielkolud
    Antonyms: gnom, krasnoludek, liliput, skrzat
  2. giant (large person)
    Synonyms: drągal, dryblas
    Antonym: karzeł

Declension

Noun

olbrzym m animal

  1. giant (large object or animal)
  2. (astronomy) giant (star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature)
    Coordinate terms: hiperolbrzym, nadolbrzym, podolbrzym

Declension

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Further reading

  • olbrzym in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • olbrzym in Polish dictionaries at PWN