biegun
//ˈbjɛ.ɡun/ | /ˈbjɛ.ɡun/ | /ˈbjɛ.ɡun/ | [ˈbjɛ.ɡun]/
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.pole (extreme of an axis)
- 2.pole (magnetic point)
- 3.pole (contact on an electrical device, such as a battery, at which electric current enters or leaves)
dodatni biegun
positive pole
ujemny biegun
negative pole
- 4.pole (fixed point relative to other points or lines)
- 5.pole (something opposite to something else)
przeciwległy/przeciwny/przeciwstawny biegun
the oppositepole
skrajny biegun
an extreme pole
biegun polityczny
a political pole
- 6.pole, heart, hub, center (place where a phenomenon occurs at its highest intensity)
biegun biedy/nędzy
a pole of poverty
biegun bogactwa
a pole of wealth
biegun ciepła
a heat pole
- 7.rocker (arched piece at the base of something, i.e. a chair, that allows it to rock)
fotel na biegunach
rocking chair
konik/koń na biegunach
rocking horse
zabawki na biegunach
rocking toy
- 8.upper, thicker millstone rotating on a stationary saucer
- 9.dialectalobsoletepeg (that which a door or gate, etc., swings)
- 10.obsoletenut (for a bolt)
- 11.archaicrunner (fast saddle horse or steed)
- 12.member of the Beguny subgroup of the Bezpopovtsy
- 13.wanderer; homeless person; vagabond,; rogue; exile; pilgrim; beggar
- 14.procurer; suitor
- 15.messenger, courier (someone whose job is carrying messages)
- 16.fugitive
- 17.obsoletenon-guild worker (non-guild craftsman who performs a craft without the guild's permission)
- 18.obsoleterunner (one who runs)
- 19.obsoletearbiter; moderator
- 20.obsoleteinvestigative police agent
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish biegun. By surface analysis, biegać /bieżeć + -un. Sense 1, sense 2 and sense 3 are semantic loans from Greek πόλος (pólos). Doublet of Bihun.
Forms
- biegunowyadjective
- bieganalternative • middle • polish
- biegonalternative • middle • polish
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | biegun | bieguny, bieguni |
| Genitive | bieguna | biegunów |
| Dative | biegunowi | biegunom |
| Accusative | biegun, bieguna | bieguny, biegunów |
| Instrumental | biegunem | biegunami |
| Locative | biegunie | biegunach |
| Vocative | biegunie | bieguny, bieguni |
Nominative
Singular
biegun
Plural
bieguny, bieguni
Genitive
Singular
bieguna
Plural
biegunów
Dative
Singular
biegunowi
Plural
biegunom
Accusative
Singular
biegun, bieguna
Plural
bieguny, biegunów
Instrumental
Singular
biegunem
Plural
biegunami
Locative
Singular
biegunie
Plural
biegunach
Vocative
Singular
biegunie
Plural
bieguny, bieguni