Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔˈwɛm.bi/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛmbi
  • Syllabification: go‧łę‧bi

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish gołębi, from Proto-Slavic *golǫbъ. By surface analysis, gołąb +‎ -i. Compare Russian голубо́й (golubój).

Adjective

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gołębi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) pigeon, dove (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of columbids)
  2. dove grey
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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gołębi m animal

  1. genitive plural of gołąb

Further reading

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