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koń

//ˈkɔɲ/ | /ˈkɔɲ/ | /ˈkoɲ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    horse (hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work)
    • KOŃ jaki jest, każdy widzi.

      HORSE as it is everyone can see/everyone can see what it is.

  2. 2.
    knight (chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces)
  3. 3.
    horse (piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high, sometimes (pommel horse) with two handles on top)
  4. 4.
    ticket salesperson
  5. 5.
    horse (children's toy resembling a horse)
  6. 6.
    horse-drawn carriage
  7. 7.
    a type of torture device
  8. 8.
    archaichorserider and horse
  9. 9.
    obsoleteF (bad or failing grade)
  10. 10.
    obsoletelazy person
  11. 11.
    obsoletea type of siege engine similar to a battering ram

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (10)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *kòňь Old Polish koń Polish koń Inherited from Old Polish koń.

Forms

  • konikdiminutive
  • koniskoaugmentative
  • końskiadjective
  • kłyńalternative
Nominative
Singular
koń
Plural
konie
Genitive
Singular
konia
Plural
koni
Dative
Singular
koniowi
Plural
koniom
Accusative
Singular
konia
Plural
konie
Instrumental
Singular
koniem
Plural
końmi
Locative
Singular
koniu
Plural
koniach
Vocative
Singular
koniu
Plural
konie

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