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pokolenie

//pɔ.kɔˈlɛ.ɲɛ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    generation (period of around thirty years, the average amount of time before a child takes the place of its parents)
  2. 2.
    generation (group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pokolenie, from Proto-Slavic *pokolěnьje. Compare Russian поколе́ние (pokolénije). By surface analysis, po- + kolano + -e.

Forms

  • pokoleniowyadjective
Nominative
Singular
pokolenie
Plural
pokolenia
Genitive
Singular
pokolenia
Plural
pokoleń
Dative
Singular
pokoleniu
Plural
pokoleniom
Accusative
Singular
pokolenie
Plural
pokolenia
Instrumental
Singular
pokoleniem
Plural
pokoleniami
Locative
Singular
pokoleniu
Plural
pokoleniach
Vocative
Singular
pokolenie
Plural
pokolenia

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