wuj
Kaqchikel
Noun
wuj
- paper
Polish
Alternative forms
- wujo (regional)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish uj, from Proto-Slavic *ujь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *auˀis, *auˀjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vuj/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uj
- Syllabification: wuj
Noun
wuj m pers
- maternal uncle (brother of someone’s mother), vernacularly uncle
- Synonym: wujek
- Coordinate term: stryj
Declension
Declension of wuj
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wuj | wujowie |
| genitive | wuja | wujów/wui |
| dative | wujowi | wujom |
| accusative | wuja | wujów/wui |
| instrumental | wujem | wujami |
| locative | wuju | wujach |
| vocative | wuju | wujowie |
Derived terms
adjectives
- wujaszkowy
- wujeczny
- wujowski
- wujowy
nouns
- wujanka
- wujaszek
- wujek
- wujenka
- wujostwo
verb
- wujaszkować impf
Further reading
- wuj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wuj in Polish dictionaries at PWN