wąż

See also: Wąż and waz

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *angi(o)s, *angi(a)s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis (“snake”). Baltic cognates include Old Prussian angis, Lithuanian angìs and Latvian odze. Indo-European cognates include Latin anguis, Old High German unc and Old Armenian աւձ (awj).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vɔ̃w̃ʂ], [vɔ̃ʂ]
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Noun

wąż m anim (diminutive wężyk)

snake
jadowity wąż – venomous snake
hose, garden hose

Declension

declension of wąż

	singular	plural
nominative	wąż	węże
genitive	węża	węży/wężów
dative	wężowi	wężom
accusative	węża	węże
instrumental	wężem	wężami
locative	wężu	wężach
vocative	wężu	węże

Synonyms

(hose): szlauch

Derived terms

(adjective) wężowy

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