znajomy

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish znajomy, from Proto-Slavic *znajemъ, present passive participle of *znàti (to be acquainted with, to know). By surface analysis, znać +‎ -omy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /znaˈjɔ.mɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔmɘ
  • Syllabification: zna‧jo‧my

Noun

znajomy m pers (female equivalent znajoma)

  1. (nominalized) acquaintance (male person)

Declension

Adjective

znajomy (not comparable, derived adverb znajomo)

  1. familiar (known to one)
    znajoma twarzfamiliar face

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Further reading

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