Polish edit

Etymology edit

From powieść under influence of opowiedzieć/opowiadać.[1] First attested in the 17th century.[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈpɔ.vjɛɕt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: o‧po‧wieść

Noun edit

opowieść f (diminutive opowiastka)

  1. story, tale (series of events told) [+ o (locative) = about what/whom]
  2. story, tale (written work) [+ o (locative) = about what/whom]

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References edit

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “opowieść”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ https://sxvii.pl/index.php?strona=lista&zn_forma_sposob=0&zn_forma=opowi&zn_indeks=on&uklad=af

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