orzeł

See also: Orzel, Orzeł, and òrzéł

Polish

orzeł sense 1

orzeł sense 3

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orьlъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ʐɛw/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʐɛw
• Syllabification: o‧rzeł
• Homophone: Orzeł

Noun

orzeł m animal (female equivalent orlica, diminutive orzełek or orlik, related adjective orli)

2. eagle (any carnivorous bird of the family Accipitridae)
3. (heraldry) eagle (eagle-shaped symbol that is the emblem of a country or nation, or the motif of a coat of arms)
5. heads (the side of a coin bearing a picture)

   Antonym: reszka

Declension

Declension of orzeł

	singular	plural
nominative	orzeł	orły
genitive	orła	orłów
dative	orłu/orłowi	orłom
accusative	orła	orły
instrumental	orłem	orłami
locative	orle	orłach
vocative	orle	orły

Noun

orzeł m pers

1. person who is exceptionally gifted in some field or outstanding in some activity

Declension

Declension of orzeł

	singular	plural
nominative	orzeł	orłowie/orły (deprecative)
genitive	orła	orłów
dative	orłowi	orłom
accusative	orła	orłów
instrumental	orłem	orłami
locative	orle	orłach
vocative	orle	orłowie/orły (deprecative)

Derived terms

adjectives

• orlooki

 

nouns

• orlę

 

Related terms

nouns

• orlątko

 

Further reading

• orzeł in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• orzeł in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• orzeł in PWN's encyclopedia