kontusz

Polish

kontusz

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian köntös.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tuʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔntuʂ
  • Syllabification: kon‧tusz

Noun

kontusz m inan (related adjective kontuszowy)

  1. (historical) type of outer garment worn by the Hungarian, Polish (17th and 18th century), Belarusian, Lithuanian, and Ukrainian male nobility

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

Descendants

  • Belarusian: кунту́ш (kuntúš)
  • Ukrainian: ку́нтуш (kúntuš), кунту́ш (kuntúš)

Further reading

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