dwór

Alternative forms

• dwor (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwóros (“enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door”), from the root *dʰwer- (“door, gate”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian dwór, Polish dwór, Czech dvůr, Russian двор (dvor), Old Church Slavonic дворъ (dvorŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwɨr/, /dwɛr/

Noun

dwór m (diminutive dwórk)

1. court (“residence of a sovereign etc.; collective body of the retinue of a sovereign etc.; formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign”)
2. courtyard
3. manor, estate
4. farmstead, homestead

Further reading

• dwór in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
• dwór in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwóros (“enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door”), from the root *dʰwer- (“door, gate”). Cognate with Lithuanian dvãras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dvur/

Noun

dwór m inan (diminutive dworek, augmentative dworzyszcze)

1. court, mansion (residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary)
2. courtyard
3. manor
4. (regional, singular only) outside