ciwun

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish tywun.

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡si.vun/
    • Rhymes: -ivun
    • Syllabification: ci‧wun

    Noun

    ciwun m pers

    1. (historical, in Poland or Lithuania or dialectal, Northern Borderlands, Lithuania) bailiff; steward (land official, estate manager or border judge)
    2. (Podlachia, Northern Borderlands, Lithuania) synonym of gumienny (threshing floor chief)

    Declension

    Further reading