bilard
Polish
Alternative forms
- bilar (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from French billard. First attested in 1786.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.lart/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ilart
- Syllabification: bi‧lard
Noun
bilard m inan (diminutive bilardzik)
- (uncountable) pool, billiards
- kij do bilarda ― pool cue
- sala do bilarda ― pool hall
- stół do bilarda ― pool table
- grać/zagrać w bilard ― to play pool
- (countable) pool table
- bilard stał gdzieś ― the pool table stood somewhere
- postawić gdzieś bilard ― to set up the pool table somewhere
Declension
Declension of bilard
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bilard | bilardy |
genitive | biliarda/biliardu | bilardów |
dative | bilardowi | bilardom |
accusative | bilard | bilardy |
instrumental | bilardem | bilardami |
locative | bilardzie | bilardach |
vocative | bilardzie | bilardy |
Derived terms
adjective
- bilardowy
noun
- bilardzista
References
- Gazeta Warszawska, issue 85, 1786, page 8
Further reading
- bilard in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bilard in Polish dictionaries at PWN