bęben

See also: beben, Beben, and Bęben

Polish
bęben

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bęben, from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ. Compare Czech buben, Lower Sorbian bubon, Serbo-Croatian bȗbanj, and Upper Sorbian bubon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛm.bɛn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmbɛn
  • Syllabification: bę‧ben
  • Homophones: Benben, Bęben

Noun

bęben m inan (diminutive bębenek, related adjective bębnowy)

  1. drum (percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber)
    bić/uderzać w bęben ― to beat a drum
    grać na bębnie ― to play a drum
  2. (figurative) drum (any similar hollow, cylindrical object)
  3. (architecture) tholobate
    Synonym: tambur
  4. (architecture) drum (any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar)
  5. (colloquial) little child
  6. (colloquial, derogatory) paunch (large belly)
    Synonyms: bebech, brzuchal, kałdun
    odchudzić/zgubić/zrzucić bęben ― to lose one's paunch

Declension
Declension of bęben
singular plural
nominative bęben bębeny
genitive bębenu bębenów
dative bębenowi bębenom
accusative bęben bębeny
instrumental bębenem bębenami
locative bębenie bębenach
vocative bębenie bębeny

Derived terms
nouns
verbs
adjectives
nouns

Further reading
  • bęben in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bęben in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • bęben in PWN's encyclopedia
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