budownik

Polish

Etymology

    From budować + -nik.[1] First attested in 1528.[2] Compare Kashubian bùdownik and Ukrainian будівни́к (budivnýk).

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /buˈdɔv.ɲik/
    • Rhymes: -ɔvɲik
    • Syllabification: bu‧dow‧nik

    Noun

    budownik m pers

    1. (archaic) builder (one who builds)
      Synonym: budowniczy
    2. (Middle Polish) construction official (official supervising buildings, public places in the city and city fortifications; architect designing such buildings)
    3. (Middle Polish) founder; creator; co-creator; organizer

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjectives

    References

    1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “budownik”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
    2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “budownik”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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