twarz
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvarь. Displaced lico, now considered poetic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tfaʂ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aʂ
- Syllabification: twarz
Noun
twarz f (diminutive twarzyczka)
- face (front part of head)
- Synonyms: lico, oblicze
- face (public image)
- variant (something slightly different)
Declension
Declension of twarz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | twarz | twarze |
| genitive | twarzy | twarzy |
| dative | twarzy | twarzom |
| accusative | twarz | twarze |
| instrumental | twarzą | twarzami |
| locative | twarzy | twarzach |
| vocative | twarzy | twarze |
Derived terms
adjective
- twarzowy
Related terms
adverb
- twarzowo
Further reading
- twarz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- twarz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “twarz”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 586