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koń.

horse (hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔɲ//ˈkɔɲ/Middle, Polish/ˈkoɲ/Middle, Polish[ˈkɔɲ]
  1. horse (hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  2. knight (chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  3. horse (piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high, sometimes (pommel horse) with two handles on top)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  4. ticket salesperson

    animal-not-person · masculine
  5. horse (children's toy resembling a horse)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  6. horse-drawn carriage

    animal-not-person · in-plural · masculine
  7. horserider and horse

    animal-not-person · archaic · collective · masculine
  8. F (bad or failing grade)

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
  9. lazy person

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
  10. type of siege engine similar to a battering ram

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
  11. type of torture device

    Middle · Polish · animal-not-person · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *kòňь Old Polish koń Polish koń Inherited from Old Polish koń.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.