żółw

See also: zołw, žołw, żōłw, and Żółw

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ʒʲɔːɫfʲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ʒʲoɫfʲ/

Noun

żółw n

  1. emyd; European pond turtle
    • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2, number 637:
      Zolw rana
      [Żołw rana]
  2. turtle; tortoise (any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines)
    • Template:RQ:zlw-opl:RRp
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 137r:
      Testudo [] a testa dicitur et est quoddam animal quia tegimine teste sit cooperta Etiam dicitur camera templi obliqua et curua quia in modum testudinis veteres templorum tecta faciebant vt celi imaginem redderet etiam dicitur scutum eyn schilt zolw albo sklep
      [Testudo [] a testa dicitur et est quoddam animal quia tegimine teste sit cooperta Etiam dicitur camera templi obliqua et curua quia in modum testudinis veteres templorum tecta faciebant vt celi imaginem redderet etiam dicitur scutum eyn schilt żółw albo sklep]
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 137v:
      Testudo sklep vel zolw
      [Testudo sklep vel żółw]
  3. slug, snail
    • 1977 [Middle of the 15th century], Henryk Kowalewicz, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, editors, Polskie glosy w rękopisie Kroniki Wincentego Kadłubka, page 149:
      Rideo, quod talpa lincem, quod limax, gl. talis vermis de terra genitus zolwf, tigridem, quod aquilam in conflictu provocat scarabeus
      [Rideo, quod talpa lincem, quod limax, gl. talis vermis de terra genitus żołw, tigridem, quod aquilam in conflictu provocat scarabeus]
  4. European toad
    • 1450, Rozariusz kapitulny, Archiwum i Biblioteki Krakowskiej Kapituły Katedralnej, sygn. Ms 224, page 30v:
      Bufo [] est nomen vermis venenosi [] Item bufo est rana terrestris al. zolv
      [Bufo [] est nomen vermis venenosi [] Item bufo est rana terrestris al. żółw]
    • Template:RQ:zlw-opl:AKLitRp

Descendants

  • Polish: żółw
  • Silesian: żōłw

References

Polish

żółwie

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish żółw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐuwf/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈʐoɫfʲ/
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  • Rhymes: -uwf
  • Syllabification: żółw
  • Homophone: Żółw

Noun

żółw m anim (diminutive żółwik, feminine żółwica, related adjective żółwi or żółwiowy)

  1. turtle (any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body)
    1. sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)
      Synonym: żółw morski
    2. tortoise (any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae or the order Testudines, whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron))
      Synonym: żółw lądowy
    3. terrapin (any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water)
      Synonym: terapena

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • żółwiowaty
adverbs
nouns
adverbs
  • żółwio
  • żółwiowo

Further reading

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