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biegun

//ˈbjɛ.ɡun/ | /ˈbjɛ.ɡun/ | /ˈbjɛ.ɡun/ | [ˈbjɛ.ɡun]/
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    pole (extreme of an axis)
  2. 2.
    pole (magnetic point)
  3. 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. 4.
    pole (fixed point relative to other points or lines)
  5. 5.
    pole (something opposite to something else)
    • przeciwległy/przeciwny/przeciwstawny biegun

      the oppositepole

    • skrajny biegun

      an extreme pole

    • biegun polityczny

      a political pole

  6. 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. 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. 8.
    upper, thicker millstone rotating on a stationary saucer
  9. 9.
    dialectalobsoletepeg (that which a door or gate, etc., swings)
  10. 10.
    obsoletenut (for a bolt)
  11. 11.
    archaicrunner (fast saddle horse or steed)
  12. 12.
    member of the Beguny subgroup of the Bezpopovtsy
  13. 13.
    wanderer; homeless person; vagabond,; rogue; exile; pilgrim; beggar
  14. 14.
    procurer; suitor
  15. 15.
    messenger, courier (someone whose job is carrying messages)
  16. 16.
    fugitive
  17. 17.
    obsoletenon-guild worker (non-guild craftsman who performs a craft without the guild's permission)
  18. 18.
    obsoleterunner (one who runs)
  19. 19.
    obsoletearbiter; moderator
  20. 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
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

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