budownik

Polish

Etymology

From budować + -nik.[1] First attested in 1528.[2] Compare Kashubian bùdownik and Ukrainian будівни́к (budivnýk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈdɔv.ɲik/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /buˈdɔv.ɲik/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɲik
  • Syllabification: bu‧dow‧nik

Noun

budownik m pers

  1. (archaic) builder (one who builds)
    Synonym: budowniczy
  2. (Middle Polish) construction official (official supervising buildings, public places in the city and city fortifications; architect designing such buildings)
  3. (Middle Polish) founder; creator; co-creator; organizer

Declension

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References

  1. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “budownik”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “budownik”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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