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grzyb.

fungus, mushroom (a category of eukaryotic organism, having cell walls but no chlorophyll)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡʐɘp/[ˈɡʐɘp]
  1. fungus, mushroom (a category of eukaryotic organism, having cell walls but no chlorophyll)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. mushroom cloud

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- Proto-Balto-Slavic *grebtei Proto-Slavic *greti Proto-Slavic *gribati? Proto-Indo-European *gley- Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ-os Proto-Slavic *glibъ? Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der.? Proto-Slavic *gъrbъ? Proto-Slavic *gribъ Old Polish grzyb Polish grzyb Inherited from Old Polish grzyb, from Proto-Slavic *gribъ.

noun/ˈɡʐɘp/[ˈɡʐɘp]
  1. fogey, prune, fossil; old person

    derogatory · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- Proto-Balto-Slavic *grebtei Proto-Slavic *greti Proto-Slavic *gribati? Proto-Indo-European *gley- Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ-os Proto-Slavic *glibъ? Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der.? Proto-Slavic *gъrbъ? Proto-Slavic *gribъ Old Polish grzyb Polish grzyb Inherited from Old Polish grzyb, from Proto-Slavic *gribъ.

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