wąs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "was"

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvõs/
  • Syllabification: dąb

Noun

wąs m inan

  1. (chiefly in the plural) moustache
  2. whisker, vibrissa

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • bezwąsnik
  • wąsala
  • wąselnik
  • wąsnik
  • wąsélc
  • wąsôk

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “wąs”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wąs”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • wąs”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wąs, from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ. For sense 4, compare English beard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔw̃s/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔw̃s
  • Syllabification: wąs
  • Homophones: Wąs, Wons

Noun

wąs m inan (diminutive wąsik, augmentative wąsisko)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) moustache
  2. whisker, vibrissa
  3. (botany) tendril
  4. (botany) awn, beard
    Synonym: ość
  5. cirrus (tendril-like structure of some animals)
    Synonym: cirrus

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
phrase

Further reading

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