owies

English

Noun

owies

1. plural of owie

Anagrams

• sowei

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ovьsъ, which is a cognate with Latin avena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vjɛs/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvjɛs
• Syllabification: o‧wies

Noun

owies m inan

1. oat (cereal, plant of genus Avena)
2. oats (the seeds of this plant collectively)
   • 1956, Emil Zegadłowicz, Uśmiech, Wydawnictwo Literackie, page 188:

     Do dwóch dużych niecek nabierało się ze skrzyni sieczkę i odmierzało do niej po sześć litrów owsa; taki to obrok wsypywało się do żłobu...

     Cut-up hay was taken from the box into two large wooden tubs and six liters each of oats was measured and put into it; it was this fodder that was poured into the trough...

Declension

Declension of owies

	singular	plural
nominative	owies	owsy
genitive	owsa/owsu	owsów
dative	owsowi	owsom
accusative	owies	owsy
instrumental	owsem	owsami
locative	owsie	owsach
vocative	owsie	owsy

Derived terms

adjectives

• owsiany

 

nouns

• owsianka
• owsica
• owsik
• owsina

 

Further reading

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