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pogrzeb

//ˈpɔ.ɡʐɛp//
Polishnounverb

Grammatical form

pogrzeb is the second-person singular imperative form of pogrzebać — “to bury.

See the full entry for pogrzebać

Definitions

  1. 1.
    funeral (ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person)
    • Idę, jak pogrzeb, z nudą i żałobą.

      I walk, like a funeral, with boredom and mourning.

  2. 2.
    cortege (funeral procession)
  3. 3.
    fail, flop (complete failure)

Synonyms & related words

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pogrzeb, from Proto-Slavic *pogrebъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from pogrzebać. Compare Czech pohřeb, Russian по́греб (pógreb), Serbo-Croatian pògreb, and Ukrainian по́гріб (póhrib).

Forms

  • pogrzebowyadjective
  • pogrzebnyadjective
Nominative
Singular
pogrzeb
Plural
pogrzeby
Genitive
Singular
pogrzebu
Plural
pogrzebów
Dative
Singular
pogrzebowi
Plural
pogrzebom
Accusative
Singular
pogrzeb
Plural
pogrzeby
Instrumental
Singular
pogrzebem
Plural
pogrzebami
Locative
Singular
pogrzebie
Plural
pogrzebach
Vocative
Singular
pogrzebie
Plural
pogrzeby

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