ziew
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěvъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from ziewać.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʑɛf/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛf
- Syllabification: ziew
Noun
ziew m inan
- (rare) yawn (act of yawning)
- Synonym: ziewnięcie
- (rare) breath (act of breathing)
- (obsolete, in the plural) gaping jaws
Declension
Declension of ziew
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ziew | ziewy |
| genitive | ziewu | ziewów |
| dative | ziewowi | ziewom |
| accusative | ziew | ziewy |
| instrumental | ziewem | ziewami |
| locative | ziewie | ziewach |
| vocative | ziewie | ziewy |
Related terms
Further reading
- ziew in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “ziać”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna