olbrzym

Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish obrzym. Noun 2 sense 2 is a semantic loan from English giant.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔl.bʐɘm/
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    • Rhymes: -ɔlbʐɘm
    • Syllabification: ol‧brzym

    Noun

    olbrzym m pers (female equivalent olbrzymka, diminutive olbrzymek)

    1. giant (mythical creature)
      Synonyms: gigant, kolos, wielkolud
      Antonyms: gnom, krasnoludek, liliput, skrzat
    2. giant (large person)
      Synonyms: drągal, dryblas
      Antonym: karzeł

    Declension

    Noun

    olbrzym m animal

    1. giant (large object or animal)
    2. (astronomy) giant (star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature)
      Coordinate terms: hiperolbrzym, nadolbrzym, podolbrzym

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    nouns

    Further reading

    • olbrzym in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • olbrzym in Polish dictionaries at PWN