wiersz

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛrʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʂ
  • Syllabification: wiersz

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin versus. Compare Belarusian верш (vjerš), Ukrainian вірш (virš). Doublet of wers.

Noun

wiersz m inan (diminutive wierszyk, augmentative wierszydło)

  1. (poetry) poem (literary piece written in verse)
  2. row (line of entries in a table, opposed to a column)
  3. line, verse (row of text)
Declension
Declension of wiersz
singular plural
nominative wiersz wiersze
genitive wiersza wierszy
dative wierszowi wierszom
accusative wiersz wiersze
instrumental wierszem wierszami
locative wierszu wierszach
vocative wierszu wiersze
Derived terms
noun
Descendants
  • → Belarusian: верш (zamš)
  • → Russian: вирш (virš), ви́рша (vírša)
  • → Ukrainian: вірш (virš)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wiersz f

  1. genitive plural of wiersza

Further reading

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