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chowaniec.

familiar (demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/xɔˈva.ɲɛt͡s/[xɔˈva.ɲɛt͡s][ˈxɔ.va.ɲɛt͡s]
  1. familiar (demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal)

    animal-not-person · countable · masculine
  2. hide and seek (game where the players have to hide and one has to seek them out)

    animal-not-person · masculine · regional · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-der. Proto-Slavic *xovati Old Polish chować Polish chować Proto-Slavic *-anъ Proto-Indo-European *-(e-)nós Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ Old Polish -any Polish -any Polish chowany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikas Proto-Slavic *-ьcь Old Polish -ec Polish -ec Polish chowaniec From chowany + -ec.

noun/xɔˈva.ɲɛt͡s/[xɔˈva.ɲɛt͡s][ˈxɔ.va.ɲɛt͡s]
  1. adoptee (person who was adopted as a child)

    dialectal · masculine · obsolete · person
  2. adoptee (person who was adopted as a child) foster son

    dialectal · masculine · obsolete · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-der. Proto-Slavic *xovati Old Polish chować Polish chować Proto-Slavic *-anъ Proto-Indo-European *-(e-)nós Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ Old Polish -any Polish -any Polish chowany Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikas Proto-Slavic *-ьcь Old Polish -ec Polish -ec Polish chowaniec From chowany + -ec.

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