miedźwiedź

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *medvědь. First attested in the 13th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /mjɛd͡ʑvjɛ(ː)t͡ɕ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /mjɛd͡ʑvjɛt͡ɕ/, /mjɛd͡ʑvjet͡ɕ/

Noun

miedźwiedź m ? (female equivalent miedźwiedzica, diminutive miedźwiadek)

  1. bear (member of the family Ursidae)
  2. scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)

Derived terms

adjectives
  • miedźwiedzi
  • niedźwiadkowy
noun
  • miedźwiedziny
noun
verbs

Descendants

  • Polish: niedźwiedź
  • Silesian: niedźwiydź

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈmjɛd͡ʑ.vjɛt͡ɕ/, /ˈmjɛd͡ʑ.vjet͡ɕ/

Noun

miedźwiedź m animacy unattested

  1. Middle Polish form of niedźwiedź

Declension

References

  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “miedźwiedź”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • MIEDŹWIEDŹ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 03.04.2023
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “miedźwiedź”, in Słownik języka polskiego
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