zmówiny

Polish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Slavic *jьz-
    Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)
    Old Polish z-
    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 zmówić
    Polish zmówić
    Proto-Slavic *-ina
    Old Polish -ina
    Polish -ina
    Polish -iny
    Polish zmówiny

    From zmówić +‎ -iny. First attested in the 16th century.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /zmuˈvi.nɘ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -inɘ
    • Syllabification: zmó‧wi‧ny

    Noun

    zmówiny nvir pl

    1. official talk between a male suitor and his interest and her family about the proposal and marriage (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

    Declension

    Declension of zmówiny
    plural
    nominative zmówiny
    genitive zmówin
    dative zmówinom
    accusative zmówiny
    instrumental zmówinami
    locative zmówinach
    vocative zmówiny
    adjective
    adverb
    nouns
    verbs

    References

    1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “zmowiny”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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