zamówiny

Polish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Slavic *za-
    Old Polish za-
    Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-der.
    Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lva
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
    Proto-Slavic *-iti
    Proto-Slavic *mъlviti
    Old Polish mówić
    Old Polish zamówić
    Polish zamówić
    Proto-Slavic *-ina
    Old Polish -ina
    Polish -ina
    Polish -iny
    Polish zamówiny

    From zamówić +‎ -iny. First attested in 1817.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /za.muˈvi.nɘ/
    • Rhymes: -inɘ
    • Syllabification: za‧mó‧wi‧ny

    Noun

    zamówiny nvir pl

    1. (obsolete, otherwise dialectal) first visit to attempt to get a potential bride's hand in marriage

    Declension

    Declension of zamówiny
    plural
    nominative zamówiny
    genitive zamówin
    dative zamówinom
    accusative zamówiny
    instrumental zamówinami
    locative zamówinach
    vocative zamówiny
    adjective
    nouns
    verbs

    References

    1. ^ Gazeta Warszawska‎[1] (in Polish), number 3, 11 January 1817, page 66

    Further reading

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