znajomy

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish znajemy, from Proto-Slavic *znajemъ, present passive participle of *znàti (“to be acquainted with, to know”). By surface analysis, znać +‎ -omy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /znaˈjɔ.mɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔmɨ
  • Syllabification: zna‧jo‧my

Noun

znajomy m pers (female equivalent znajoma)

  1. (nominalized) acquaintance (male person)

Declension
Declension of znajomy
singular plural
nominative znajomy znajomi
genitive znajomego znajomych
dative znajomemu znajomym
accusative znajomego znajomych
instrumental znajomym znajomymi
locative znajomym znajomych
vocative znajomy znajomi

Adjective

znajomy (not comparable, derived adverb znajomo)

  1. familiar (known to one)
    znajoma twarz ― familiar face

Declension
Declension of znajomy (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative znajomy znajoma znajome znajomi znajome
genitive znajomego znajomej znajomego znajomych
dative znajomemu znajomej znajomemu znajomym
accusative znajomego znajomy znajomą znajome znajomych znajome
instrumental znajomym znajomą znajomym znajomymi
locative znajomym znajomej znajomym znajomych

Derived terms
verbs
nouns

Further reading
  • znajomy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • znajomy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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