plemię

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish plemię, from Proto-Slavic *plemę.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈplɛ.mjɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈplɛ.mjɛw̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmjɛw̃
  • Syllabification: ple‧mię

Noun

plemię n (diminutive plemionko or plemięczko, related adjective plemienny)

  1. tribe (group of people)
  2. (taxonomy) tribe
  3. (dated) synonym of potomstwo (progeny) synonym of ród (kin, kind)
  4. (dated) synonym of rozpłód (breeding) synonym of przychówek (offspring)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • plemiennica
  • plemiennik
  • plemień
  • plemnik
verbs
adjectives
  • plemienniczy
  • plemniczy
  • plemnikowy
nouns

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