Kashubian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wąs m inan

  1. (chiefly in the plural) moustache
  2. whisker, vibrissa

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “wąs”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wąs”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • wąs”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish wąs, from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ. For sense 4, compare English beard.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wąs m inan (diminutive wąsik, augmentative wąsisko)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) moustache
  2. whisker, vibrissa
  3. (botany) tendril
  4. (botany) awn, beard
    Synonym: ość
  5. cirrus (tendril-like structure of some animals)
    Synonym: cirrus

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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