ułan
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.wan/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uwan
- Syllabification: u‧łan
- Homophone: Ułan
Noun
ułan m pers (related adjective ułański)
- (historical, military) uhlan (lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian/German, Austrian, and Russian armies)
Declension
Declension of ułan
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ułan | ułani/ułany (deprecative) |
| genitive | ułana | ułanów |
| dative | ułanowi | ułanom |
| accusative | ułana | ułanów |
| instrumental | ułanem | ułanami |
| locative | ułanie | ułanach |
| vocative | ułanie | ułani |
Derived terms
nouns
- ułaneria
- ułanka
- ułaństwo