Wołos

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔ.wɔs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔwɔs
  • Syllabification: Wo‧łos

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Волосъ (Volosŭ).

Proper noun

Wołos m pers

  1. (Slavic mythology) alternative form of Weles (Veles)
Declension
Derived terms
noun
  • Wołosowy

Etymology 2

Most likely transliteration of Ukrainian Волос (Volos), from во́лос (vólos, hair),[1] as it's attested mainly in eastern Poland. Doublet of włos.

Proper noun

Wołos m pers

  1. a male surname
Declension

Proper noun

Wołos f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

References

  1. ^ Wołos”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030

Further reading

  • Wołos in Polish dictionaries at PWN