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kierownik.

manager, head, leader, chief (person managing all or part of a company or institution or leading a team)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/kjɛˈrɔv.ɲik//kjɛˈrɔv.ɲik/Middle, Polish[kjɛˈrɔv.ɲik][kjɛˈrɔv.ɲik]

  1. manager, head, leader, chief (person managing all or part of a company or institution or leading a team)

    masculine · person

  2. boss (term of address)

    masculine · person

  3. driver (person operating a vehicle)

    colloquial · humorous · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kaizwijaną Old High German kēren Middle High German kēren German kehrenbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-der.? Proto-Slavic *-ovati Old Polish -ować Polish -ować Polish kierować Proto-Slavic *-nъ Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Proto-Slavic *-nikъ Old Polish -nik Polish -nik Polish kierownik From kierować + -nik. First attested in 1595. Compare Kashubian czerownik.

noun/kjɛˈrɔv.ɲik//kjɛˈrɔv.ɲik/Middle, Polish[kjɛˈrɔv.ɲik][kjɛˈrɔv.ɲik]

  1. steering wheel

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine

  2. front axle assembly (movable base of a front axle of a wagon into which stanchions are inserted)

    inanimate · masculine · Łowicz
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kaizwijaną Old High German kēren Middle High German kēren German kehrenbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-der.? Proto-Slavic *-ovati Old Polish -ować Polish -ować Polish kierować Proto-Slavic *-nъ Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Proto-Slavic *-nikъ Old Polish -nik Polish -nik Polish kierownik From kierować + -nik. First attested in 1595. Compare Kashubian czerownik.

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