kołtun

See also: Koltun, Kołtun, and kołtu̇n

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún). Cognate with Belarusian каўту́н (kaŭtún), Russian колту́н (koltún), and Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔw.tun/

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• Rhymes: -ɔwtun
• Syllabification: koł‧tun
• Homophone: Kołtun

Noun

kołtun m inan

1. (colloquial, medicine) tangled, twisted mass of hair
2. (historical) Polish plait, plica polonica

Declension

Declension of kołtun

	singular	plural
nominative	kołtun	kołtuny
genitive	kołtunu	kołtunów
dative	kołtunowi	kołtunom
accusative	kołtun	kołtuny
instrumental	kołtunem	kołtunami
locative	kołtunie	kołtunach
vocative	kołtunie	kołtuny

Descendants

• → Low Prussian: Koltung

Noun

kołtun m pers (female equivalent kołtunka)

1. (derogatory) someone who is backward

Declension

Declension of kołtun

	singular	plural
nominative	kołtun	kołtuny
genitive	kołtuna	kołtunów
dative	kołtunowi	kołtunom
accusative	kołtuna	kołtunów
instrumental	kołtunem	kołtunami
locative	kołtunie	kołtunach
vocative	kołtunie	kołtuny

Derived terms

adjectives

• kołtuniasty
• kołtunowaty
• kołtuński

 

adverb

• kołtuńsko

 

nouns

• kołtuneria
• kołtuństwo

 

verbs

• kołtunić impf
• kołtunieć impf

 

Further reading

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