łut
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Lot, Loth; or perhaps directly from Middle High German lōt, from Old High German *lōt, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, from Gaulish *laudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (“to fly, flow, run”). Doublet of lut (“solder, solder joint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wut/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ut
- Syllabification: łut
Noun
łut m inan
- (historical) lot; an obsolete unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a grzywna or 1/32 of a pound
- 2008, Irena Domańska-Kubiak, Zakątek pamięci: życie w XIX-wiecznych dworkach kresowych:
- Balsamu peruwiańskiego łut 1, olejku pomarańczowego drachmę 1, lawendowego 1/2 łuta, żywicy benzoes łutów 2, storaksu łut 1.
- 1 lot of balsam of Peru, 1 drachma of orange oil, 1/2 of a lot of lavender oil, 2 lots of benzoin, 1 lot of storax.
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- (figurative) a small amount
- łut szczęścia ― stroke of luck
Declension
Declension of łut
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | łut | łuty |
| genitive | łutu / łuta | łutów |
| dative | łutowi | łutom |
| accusative | łut | łuty |
| instrumental | łutem | łutami |
| locative | łucie | łutach |
| vocative | łucie | łuty |
Further reading
- łut in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- łut in Polish dictionaries at PWN