ułan

See also: ulan, Ulan, ulán, and Ułan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.wan/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uwan
  • Syllabification: u‧łan
  • Homophone: Ułan

Noun

ułan m pers (related adjective ułański)

  1. (historical, military) uhlan (lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian/German, Austrian, and Russian armies)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

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