pogrzeb

Polish

FWOTD – 27 March 2024
pogrzeb

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ɡʐɛp/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡʐɛp
  • Syllabification: po‧grzeb

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish pogrzeb, from Proto-Slavic *pogrebъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from pogrzebać. Compare Czech pohřeb, Russian по́греб (pógreb), Serbo-Croatian pògreb, and Ukrainian по́гріб (póhrib).

Noun

pogrzeb m inan (related adjective pogrzebowy or pogrzebny)

  1. funeral (ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person)
    Synonyms: inhumacja, ostatnia droga, ostatnia posługa, pochówek
    Antonym: ekshumacja
    • 2009, “Lucifer”, performed by Behemoth:
      Idę, jak pogrzeb, z nudą i żałobą.
      I walk, like a funeral, with boredom and mourning.
  2. (by extension) cortege (funeral procession)
    Synonym: kondukt
  3. (figurative) fail, flop (complete failure)
    Synonym: porażka
Declension
adverb
  • pogrzebowo
nouns
verbs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pogrzeb

  1. second-person singular imperative of pogrzebać

References

    Further reading

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