orzeł

See also: Orzel, Orzeł, and òrzéł

Polish
orzeł sense 1
orzeł sense 3

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orьlъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ʐɛw/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔʐɛw
  • Syllabification: o‧rzeł
  • Homophone: Orzeł

Noun

orzeł m animal (female equivalent orlica, diminutive orzełek or orlik, related adjective orli)

  1. eagle (any carnivorous bird of the family Accipitridae)
  2. (heraldry) eagle (eagle-shaped symbol that is the emblem of a country or nation, or the motif of a coat of arms)
  3. heads (the side of a coin bearing a picture)
    Antonym: reszka

Declension
Declension of orzeł
singular plural
nominative orzeł orły
genitive orła orłów
dative orłu/orłowi orłom
accusative orła orły
instrumental orłem orłami
locative orle orłach
vocative orle orły

Noun

orzeł m pers

  1. person who is exceptionally gifted in some field or outstanding in some activity

Declension
Declension of orzeł
singular plural
nominative orzeł orłowie/orły (deprecative)
genitive orła orłów
dative orłowi orłom
accusative orła orłów
instrumental orłem orłami
locative orle orłach
vocative orle orłowie/orły (deprecative)

Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
nouns

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