pingwin

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *kʷennom
Proto-Brythonic *penn
Welsh pen?
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.?
Proto-Celtic *windos
Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn
Welsh gwyn?
Proto-Indo-European *peyh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-influ.?
Latin pinguisder.?
English penguinbor.
Dutch pinguïnbor.
French pingouinbor.
Italian pinguinobor.
Maltese pingwin

    Borrowed from Italian pinguino. Doublet of pengwin, from English.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɪnˈɡwiːn/
    • Rhymes: -iːn

    Noun

    pingwin m (plural pingwini)

    1. penguin

    Polish

    Etymology

    Internationalism; compare English penguin, French pingouin, German Pinguin.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpiŋ.ɡvin/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -iŋɡvin
    • Syllabification: pin‧gwin

    Noun

    pingwin m animal (diminutive pingwinek)

    1. penguin, sphenisciform (flightless sea bird)
      Synonym: bezlotek
    2. (colloquial, derogatory, humorous, Roman Catholicism) penguin (nun)
      Synonyms: siostra, siostrzyczka, zakonnica

    Declension

    Declension of pingwin
    singular plural
    nominative pingwin pingwiny
    genitive pingwina pingwinów
    dative pingwinowi pingwinom
    accusative pingwina pingwiny
    instrumental pingwinem pingwinami
    locative pingwinie pingwinach
    vocative pingwinie pingwiny

    Derived terms

    adjective

    Further reading

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