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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛrʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʂ
  • Syllabification: wiersz

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin versus. Compare Belarusian верш (vjerš), Ukrainian вірш (virš). Doublet of wers.

Noun

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wiersz m inan (diminutive wierszyk, augmentative wierszydło)

  1. (poetry) poem (literary piece written in verse)
  2. row (line of entries in a table, opposed to a column)
  3. line, verse (row of text)
Declension
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Derived terms
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noun

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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wiersz f

  1. genitive plural of wiersza

Further reading

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