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biegun.

pole (extreme of an axis)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbjɛ.ɡun//ˈbjɛ.ɡun/Middle, Polish[ˈbjɛ.ɡun][ˈbjɛ.ɡun]

  1. pole (extreme of an axis)

    inanimate · masculine

  2. pole (magnetic point)

    inanimate · masculine

  3. pole (contact on an electrical device, such as a battery, at which electric current enters or leaves)

    inanimate · masculine
    dodatni biegun
    ujemny biegun

  4. pole (fixed point relative to other points or lines)

    inanimate · masculine

  5. pole (something opposite to something else)

    inanimate · masculine
    przeciwległy/przeciwny/przeciwstawny biegun
    skrajny biegun

  6. pole, heart, hub, center (place where a phenomenon occurs at its highest intensity)

    inanimate · masculine
    biegun biedy/nędzy
    biegun bogactwa

  7. rocker (arched piece at the base of something, i.e. a chair, that allows it to rock)

    inanimate · masculine
    fotel na biegunach
    konik/koń na biegunach

  8. upper, thicker millstone rotating on a stationary saucer

    inanimate · masculine

  9. peg (that which a door or gate, etc., swings)

    dialectal · inanimate · masculine · obsolete

  10. nut (for a bolt)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish biegun. By surface analysis, biegać /bieżeć + -un. Noun 1 sense 1, noun 1 sense 2 and noun 1 sense 3 are semantic loans from Greek πόλος (pólos). Doublet of Bihun. Compare typologically Czech točna (< točit < Proto-Slavic *točiti), Slovene tečaj.

noun/ˈbjɛ.ɡun//ˈbjɛ.ɡun/Middle, Polish[ˈbjɛ.ɡun][ˈbjɛ.ɡun]

  1. member of the Beguny subgroup of the Bezpopovtsy

    masculine · person

  2. non-guild worker (non-guild craftsman who performs a craft without the guild's permission)

    masculine · obsolete · person

  3. arbiter; moderator

    masculine · obsolete · person

  4. investigative police agent

    masculine · obsolete · person

  5. wanderer; homeless person; vagabond,; rogue; exile; pilgrim; beggar

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person

  6. procurer; suitor

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person

  7. messenger, courier (someone whose job is carrying messages)

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person

  8. fugitive

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish biegun. By surface analysis, biegać /bieżeć + -un. Noun 1 sense 1, noun 1 sense 2 and noun 1 sense 3 are semantic loans from Greek πόλος (pólos). Doublet of Bihun. Compare typologically Czech točna (< točit < Proto-Slavic *točiti), Slovene tečaj.

noun/ˈbjɛ.ɡun//ˈbjɛ.ɡun/Middle, Polish[ˈbjɛ.ɡun][ˈbjɛ.ɡun]

  1. runner (fast saddle horse or steed)

    animal-not-person · archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish biegun. By surface analysis, biegać /bieżeć + -un. Noun 1 sense 1, noun 1 sense 2 and noun 1 sense 3 are semantic loans from Greek πόλος (pólos). Doublet of Bihun. Compare typologically Czech točna (< točit < Proto-Slavic *točiti), Slovene tečaj.

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