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piastun

//ˈpjas.tun/ | /ˈpjas.tun//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    in early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children
  2. 2.
    literaryman who looks after children
  3. 3.
    obsoleteyoung boy whom one is caring for or raising
  4. 4.
    male bear cub under the care of his mother
  5. 5.
    male wolf that watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting
  6. 6.
    stake used to hold up young trees

Etymology

From piastować + -un.

Forms

  • piastunkafeminine
Nominative
Singular
piastun
Plural
piastuni, piastunowie, piastuny
Genitive
Singular
piastuna
Plural
piastunów
Dative
Singular
piastunowi
Plural
piastunom
Accusative
Singular
piastuna
Plural
piastunów, piastuny
Instrumental
Singular
piastunem
Plural
piastunami
Locative
Singular
piastunie
Plural
piastunach
Vocative
Singular
piastunie
Plural
piastuni, piastunowie, piastuny

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