See also: pomník, pòmnik, and pōmnik

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Upper Sorbian pomnik, from Czech pomník, from Polish pomnik.

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pomnik m inan (diminutive pomnick, related adjective pomnikowy or pomnikojski)

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)
    Synonyms: dopomnik, spomnik, monument
    pomnik póswěśiśto consecrate a monument
    pomnik wótekšyśto unveil the monument

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Further reading edit

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “pomnik”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “pomnik”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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pomnik w Krakowie

Etymology edit

From pomny +‎ -ik. Calque of Latin monumentum. Coined by Jacek Przybylski in 1788.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔm.ɲik/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmɲik
  • Syllabification: pom‧nik

Noun edit

pomnik m inan (diminutive pomniczek, related adjective pomnikowy)

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)
    Synonym: monument
  2. gravestone
    Synonym: nagrobek
  3. something or someone of great value in the achievements of some field of human activity (e.g., science, history, art) or time (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

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Descendants edit

  • Belarusian: по́мнік (pómnik)
  • Czech: pomník
  • Kashubian: pòmnik
  • Silesian: pōmnik
  • Vilamovian: pomnik

References edit

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “pomnik”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 461
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pomnik”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), volume 694, page 2

Further reading edit

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

Upper Sorbian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Czech pomník, from Polish pomnik.

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pomnik m inan (related adjective pomnikowy)

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)
    Synonym: monument

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Vilamovian edit

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Borrowed from Polish pomnik.

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pomnik m

  1. (sculpture) monument (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons)