gmach

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish gmach, from Middle High German gemach, from Old High German gimah. Compare German Gemach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡmax/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: gmach

Noun

gmach m inan (diminutive gmaszek, augmentative gmaszysko)

  1. edifice (building; structure; architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one)
    Synonym: budowla
  2. (figurative) edifice (abstract structure)
  3. (obsolete) apartment, chamber, room
    Synonyms: komnata, mieszkanie, pokój

Declension
Declension of gmach
singular plural
nominative gmach gmachy
genitive gmachu gmachów
dative gmachowi gmachom
accusative gmach gmachy
instrumental gmachem gmachami
locative gmachu gmachach
vocative gmachu gmachy

Derived terms
adjective
  • gmaszysty
noun
  • gmachówka

Further reading
  • gmach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gmach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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