polonus

See also: Polonus

Polish

Alternative forms

• Polonus

Etymology

From Polonia +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈlɔ.nus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔnus
• Syllabification: po‧lo‧nus

Noun

polonus m pers

1. (literary) Polish emigrant who retains a strong identity tie to Poland and Polish traditions and culture
2. (literary) Polish person who upholds traditional values

Declension

Declension of polonus

	singular	plural
nominative	polonus	polonusi/polonusy (deprecative)
genitive	polonusa	polonusów
dative	polonusowi	polonusom
accusative	polonusa	polonusów
instrumental	polonusem	polonusami
locative	polonusie	polonusach
vocative	polonusie	polonusi

Further reading

• polonus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• polonus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “polonus”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 539