plemię

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish plemię, from Proto-Slavic *plemę.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈplɛ.mjɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈplɛ.mjɛw̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmjɛw̃
  • Syllabification: ple‧mię

Noun

plemię n (diminutive plemionko or plemięczko, related adjective plemienny)

  1. tribe (group of people)
  2. (taxonomy) tribe
  3. (dated) synonym of potomstwo (progeny) synonym of ród (kin, kind)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • plemiennica
  • plemiennik
  • plemień
  • plemnik
verbs
adjectives
  • plemienniczy
  • plemniczy
  • plemnikowy
nouns

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