słup

From Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (“post”).

• IPA^(key): [swup]

słup m inan (diminutive słupk)

1. column, pillar

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “słup”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “słup”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ. Doublet of stołp, a borrowing from East Slavic.

• IPA^(key): /swup/

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• Rhymes: -up
• Syllabification: słup
• Homophone: Słup

słup m inan (diminutive słupek)

1. (sculpture) column, pillar, pole

   Synonym: kolumna

2. (heraldry) pale

• → Belarusian: слуп (slup)

słup m animal

1. (colloquial, derogatory) shell corporation; a legal entity used in illegal activities, such as carousel fraud
2. (colloquial, derogatory) straw owner; a person whose identity is used in criminal activities, but benefits very little from the crime and is usually oblivious of it

• słup in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• słup in Polish dictionaries at PWN