zwierz
See also: zwiérz
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zvjɛʂ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʂ
- Syllabification: zwierz
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvěrь.
Noun
zwierz m animal (diminutive zwierzak)
- (sometimes figurative) wild animal, beast
- Synonym: bestia
- 1938, A. A. Milne, translated by Irena Tuwim, Chatka Puchatka:
- I nie wie zwierz ni człek / Choć żyłby cały wiek / kiedy tak pada śnieg / Jak marzną mi paluszki.
- And nobody knows / How cold my toes / How cold my toes / Are growing.
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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