wąsy
//ˈvɔw̃.sɘ/ | /ˈvɔn.sɘ//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
wąsy is the nominative/accusative/vocative plural form of wąs — “moustache”.
Definitions of wąs noun · /ˈvɔw̃s/ | /ˈvɔns/ | /ˈvɔw̃s/ | /ˈvɔns/
Full entry for wąs →- 1.moustache
- 2.whisker, vibrissa
- 3.tendril
- 4.awn, beard
- 5.cirrus (tendril-like structure of some animals)
- 6.transverse pieces parallel to the railing of a tower or a gate hooking on boards
- 7.part that is placed in the stone of a horizontal iron under a millstone, in which a vertical iron pin rotates, constituting the axis of the stone
Etymology of wąs
Inherited from Old Polish wąs, from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ. For sense 4, compare English beard.
Paradigm of wąs, with wąsy highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative | wąs | wąsy |
| Instrumental | wąsem | wąsami |
| Locative | wąsie | wąsach |
| Vocative | wąsie | wąsy |
| Nominative | wąs | wąsy |
| Genitive | wąsa | wąsów |
| Dative | wąsowi | wąsom |
Accusative
Singular
wąs
Plural
wąsy
Instrumental
Singular
wąsem
Plural
wąsami
Locative
Singular
wąsie
Plural
wąsach
Vocative
Singular
wąsie
Plural
wąsy
Nominative
Singular
wąs
Plural
wąsy
Genitive
Singular
wąsa
Plural
wąsów
Dative
Singular
wąsowi
Plural
wąsom