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dworek

//ˈdvɔ.rɛk//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

dworek is the diminutive form of dwór — “court, mansion (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary).

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dworek is the genitive plural form of dworka — “female equivalent of dworzanin (“courtier”).

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Definitions of dwór noun · /ˈdvur/

Full entry for dwór
  1. 1.court, mansion (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary)
  2. 2.courtyard
  3. 3.manor
  4. 4.outside

Etymology of dwór

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dvòrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dwára (“doorway”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwór-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door”). Doublet of forum (“forum”), a borrowing from Latin.

Etymology

From dwór + -ek.

Paradigm of dwór, with dworek highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
dwór
Plural
dwory
Genitive
Singular
dworu, dwora
Plural
dworów
Dative
Singular
dworowi
Plural
dworom
Accusative
Singular
dwór
Plural
dwory
Instrumental
Singular
dworem
Plural
dworami
Locative
Singular
dworze
Plural
dworach
Vocative
Singular
dworze
Plural
dwory

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