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samolot.

aeroplane, airplane (powered aircraft)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/saˈmɔ.lɔt//saˈmɔ.lɔt/Middle, Polish

  1. aeroplane, airplane (powered aircraft)

    inanimate · masculine
    Kto jest w samolocie?

  2. anything self-propelled in the air

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
    samolot dywan/dywan samolot
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Slavic *samъ Old Polish sam Polish sam Proto-Slavic *-o- Old Polish -o- Polish -o- Polish samo- Proto-Indo-European *lek-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *lekt- Proto-Slavic *letъ Polish lot Polish samolot From samo- + lot. First attested in 1768. Noun 1 sense 1 was coined by Polish writer Władysław Umiński in 1911 in his book Samolotem naokoło świata. Compare Kashubian samòlot, Belarusian самалёт (samaljót), and Russian самолёт (samoljót).

noun/saˈmɔ.lɔt//saˈmɔ.lɔt/Middle, Polish

  1. phoenix (mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology)

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Slavic *samъ Old Polish sam Polish sam Proto-Slavic *-o- Old Polish -o- Polish -o- Polish samo- Proto-Indo-European *lek-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *lekt- Proto-Slavic *letъ Polish lot Polish samolot From samo- + lot. First attested in 1768. Noun 1 sense 1 was coined by Polish writer Władysław Umiński in 1911 in his book Samolotem naokoło świata. Compare Kashubian samòlot, Belarusian самалёт (samaljót), and Russian самолёт (samoljót).

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