mokasyn

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English moccasin, from Powhatan makasin, mockasin, mawhcasuns, from Proto-Algonquian *maxkeseni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈka.sɨn/

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• Rhymes: -asɨn
• Syllabification: mo‧ka‧syn

Noun

mokasyn m inan

1. moccasin (traditional native North American shoe)
2. moccasin (modern shoe)

Declension

Declension of mokasyn

	singular	plural
nominative	mokasyn	mokasyny
genitive	mokasyna/mokasynu	mokasynów
dative	mokasynowi	mokasynom
accusative	mokasyn	mokasyny
instrumental	mokasynem	mokasynami
locative	mokasynie	mokasynach
vocative	mokasynie	mokasyny

Noun

mokasyn m animal

1. moccasin (North American snake)

Declension

Declension of mokasyn

	singular	plural
nominative	mokasyn	mokasyny
genitive	mokasyna	mokasynów
dative	mokasynowi	mokasynom
accusative	mokasyna	mokasyny
instrumental	mokasynem	mokasynami
locative	mokasynie	mokasynach
vocative	mokasynie	mokasyny

Derived terms

adjective

• mokasynowy

 

Further reading

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