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nazwisko

//naˈzvis.kɔ/ | /naˈzvis.kɔ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    surname, last name (name a person shares with other members of that person's family, distinguished from that person's given name(s); a family name)
    • mieć na nazwisko

      to be called

  2. 2.
    name (person famous or an authority in some field)
  3. 3.
    nickname (term that is not the real name for something)
  4. 4.
    obsoletename (that by which someone calls something)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

From nazwać (“to call”) + -isko (“place-forming suffix”). The use of the place suffix is due to the fact that last names used to be based on one's city of origin or residence. First attested in 1559. Compare Kashubian nôzwëstkò, Ukrainian на́звисько (názvysʹko), and Silesian nazwisko.

Forms

  • nazwiskowyadjective
Nominative
Singular
nazwisko
Plural
nazwiska
Genitive
Singular
nazwiska
Plural
nazwisk
Dative
Singular
nazwisku
Plural
nazwiskom
Accusative
Singular
nazwisko
Plural
nazwiska
Instrumental
Singular
nazwiskiem
Plural
nazwiskami
Locative
Singular
nazwisku
Plural
nazwiskach
Vocative
Singular
nazwisko
Plural
nazwiska

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