duch
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech duch, from Proto-Slavic *dȗxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáuṣas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰows-o-s, from the root *dʰwes- (“to breathe, breath, spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
duch m inan (related adjective duchovní)
Declension edit
Noun edit
duch m anim
- ghost (disembodied soul)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȗxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáuṣas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰows-o-s, from the root *dʰwes- (“to breathe, breath, spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
duch m animal (diminutive duszek)
- ghost (spirit appearing after death)
- Wierzysz w duchy? ― Do you believe in ghosts?
- spirit
- spirit, enthusiasm for something
Declension edit
Declension of duch
Derived terms edit
adjectives
nouns
verbs
- uduchowić pf, uduchowiać impf
- uduchownić pf, uduchowniać impf
Related terms edit
adjective
nouns
verbs
Further reading edit
- duch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- duch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “duch”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “duch”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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