kowal

See also: Kowal and kował

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish coul, cowal, probably from Proto-Celtic *kom- + *ɸolnos. Related to kowl-. Cognate with Welsh cwbl.

Adjective

kowal

  1. entire, thorough, total, utter, whole
    Synonyms: dien, leun, pur

Adverb

kowal

  1. entirely, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly
    Synonym: yn tien

Mutation

Mutation of kowal
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
kowal gowal howal unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kovaľь. By surface analysis, kować +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.val/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔval
  • Syllabification: ko‧wal
  • Homophone: Kowal

Noun

kowal m pers (female equivalent kowalka, diminutive kowalik)

  1. smith, blacksmith

Declension

Declension of kowal
singular plural
nominative kowal kowale
genitive kowala kowali
dative kowalowi kowalom
accusative kowala kowali
instrumental kowalem kowalami
locative kowalu kowalach
vocative kowalu kowale
adjectives
nouns
verbs
proverb

Noun

kowal m animal (diminutive kowalik)

  1. firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
  2. (Far Masovian) diving beetle (any of beetle of the genus Dytiscus)
    Synonym: pływak

Declension

Declension of kowal
singular plural
nominative kowal kowale
genitive kowala kowali
dative kowalowi kowalom
accusative kowala kowale
instrumental kowalem kowalami
locative kowalu kowalach
vocative kowalu kowale

Further reading

  • kowal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kowal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “kowal”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 111
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