wolant

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔ.lant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlant
  • Syllabification: wo‧lant

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French volant. First attested in the 1743-1745.[1]

Noun

wolant m inan (related adjective wolantowy)

  1. (aeronautics) yoke, control column
    Synonyms: kolumna sterowa, sterownica
  2. (historical) ruffle used to decorate women's dresses
Declension
Declension of wolant
singular plural
nominative wolant wolanty
genitive wolanta/wolantu wolantów
dative wolantowi wolantom
accusative wolant wolanty
instrumental wolantem wolantami
locative wolancie wolantach
vocative wolancie wolanty

Noun

wolant m inan

  1. (historical, badminton) shuttlecock, birdie (cork to which feathers are attached to form a cone shape struck with rackets in the games of badminton and battledore)
    1. (historical, metonymic, sports) battledore and shuttlecock, jeu de Volant (early version of the game badminton)
Declension
Declension of wolant
singular plural
nominative wolant wolanty
genitive wolanta wolantów
dative wolantowi wolantom
accusative wolant wolanty
instrumental wolantem wolantami
locative wolancie wolantach
vocative wolancie wolanty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French volante.

Noun

wolant m inan (diminutive wolancik)

  1. (historical) type of cabriolet carriage
Declension
Declension of wolant
singular plural
nominative wolant wolanty
genitive wolanta/wolantu wolantów
dative wolantowi wolantom
accusative wolant wolanty
instrumental wolantem wolantami
locative wolancie wolantach
vocative wolancie wolanty

References

  1. ^ Marek Kunicki-Goldfinger (22.06.2023) “WOLANT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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