piernat

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from piernaty.[1] First attested in 1562.[2]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɛr.nat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrnat
  • Syllabification: pier‧nat

Noun

piernat m inan (diminutive piernacik)

  1. feather mattress (mattress stuffed with feathers)
    Hypernym: materac
  2. feather cover (cover made of fabric stuffed with feathers)
  3. (in the plural) bedding (that which is placed on a bed to be slept on or under later)
  4. (obsolete) synonym of pieszczoch

Declension

Declension of piernat
singular plural
nominative piernat piernaty
genitive piernata piernatów
dative piernatowi piernatom
accusative piernat piernaty
instrumental piernatem piernatami
locative piernacie piernatach
vocative piernacie piernaty

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “piernat”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “piernat”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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