anioł
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish anjoł.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anioł m animal or m pers (female equivalent anielica, diminutive aniołek, related adjective aniołowy)
- (biblical, Christianity, Islam, Judaism) angel (incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes)
- (art) angel (depiction of an angel in art)
- (figurative) angel (person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)
- (literary) angel (person or phenomenon considered the personification or sign of something)
Declension edit
Normal modern declension is animate (nominative and accusative plural anioły). Personal declension (nominative plural aniołowie, accusative plural aniołów) is dated or literary. The form anieli is archaic.
Declension of anioł
Derived terms edit
adjectives
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surname
verbs
- anieleć impf
- rozanielać impf
- rozanielić pf
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Descendants edit
- → Belarusian: анёл (anjól)
References edit
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “anioł”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna