oblicze

See also: obliczę

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oblice. By surface analysis, ob- +‎ lico +‎ -e. Cognate with Belarusian аблі́чча (ablíčča), Czech obličej, Lower Sorbian woblico, Russian обли́чье (oblíčʹje), Slovak obličaj, and Ukrainian обли́ччя (oblýččja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔbˈli.t͡ʂɛ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʂɛ
  • Syllabification: ob‧li‧cze
  • Homophone: obliczę

Noun

oblicze n

  1. (literary) face (front part of head)
    Synonyms: buzia, dziób, facjata, gęba, japa, morda, lico, ryj, twarz
  2. face (aspect of the character or nature of someone)
    Synonym: twarz

Declension
Declension of oblicze
singular plural
nominative oblicze oblicza
genitive oblicza obliczy
dative obliczu obliczom
accusative oblicze oblicza
instrumental obliczem obliczami
locative obliczu obliczach
vocative oblicze oblicza

Derived terms
noun
  • janusowe oblicze
prepositions
  • przed oblicze
  • przed obliczem
  • sprzed oblicza
  • w obliczu

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