colesław

Polish

Etymology

Colloquial pronunciation of coleslaw, which results from similarity of the word to the Polish given name Bolesław.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈlɛs.waf/
• Rhymes: -ɛswaf
• Syllabification: co‧les‧ław

Noun

colesław m inan

1. Alternative form of coleslaw

Declension

Declension of colesław

	singular
nominative	colesław
genitive	colesława
dative	colesławowi
accusative	colesław
instrumental	colesławem
locative	colesławie
vocative	colesławie

Further reading

• colesław in Polish dictionaries at PWN