mahoń

See also: mahon, mahón, Mahon, and Mahón

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mahagoni, from English mahogany.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.xɔɲ/

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• Rhymes: -axɔɲ
• Syllabification: ma‧hoń
• Homophone: Machoń

Noun

mahoń m inan

1. mahogany (any of several trees of the genus Swietenia)

   Synonym: mahoniowiec

2. mahogany (wood)
3. mahogany (reddish-brown color)

Declension

Declension of mahoń

	singular	plural
nominative	mahoń	mahonie
genitive	mahonia	mahoni/mahoniów
dative	mahoniowi	mahoniom
accusative	mahoń	mahonie
instrumental	mahoniem	mahoniami
locative	mahoniu	mahoniach
vocative	mahoniu	mahonie

Derived terms

adjective

• mahoniowy

 

noun

• mahoniowiec

 

Related terms

adverb

• mahoniowo

 

Further reading

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