gmach

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish gmach, from Middle High German gemach, from Old High German gimah. Compare German Gemach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡmax/

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: gmach

Noun

gmach m inan (diminutive gmaszek, augmentative gmaszysko)

1. edifice (building; structure; architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one)

   Synonym: budowla

2. (figurative) edifice (abstract structure)
3. (obsolete) apartment, chamber, room

   Synonyms: komnata, mieszkanie, pokój

Declension

Declension of gmach

	singular	plural
nominative	gmach	gmachy
genitive	gmachu	gmachów
dative	gmachowi	gmachom
accusative	gmach	gmachy
instrumental	gmachem	gmachami
locative	gmachu	gmachach
vocative	gmachu	gmachy

Derived terms

adjective

• gmaszysty

 

noun

• gmachówka

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: гмах (hmax)

Further reading

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