dziad

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑat/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: dziad

Noun

dziad m pers (diminutive dziadek)

  1. (archaic or augmentative) grandfather
    z dziada pradziadafor generations (literally, “since the grandfather of the great-grandfather”)

Declension

Noun

dziad m pers

  1. (derogatory) old man
  2. (derogatory) beggar
  3. (derogatory, figurative) hell, devil

Declension

Noun

dziad m inan

  1. (paganism, Slavic mythology, in the plural) pagan ritual involving the summoning of apparitions
  2. (usually in the plural) bur, burr (of burdock)
    Synonym: czep
  3. (usually in the plural) blackberry shrub or fruit

Declension

Derived terms

phrase

Further reading

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