weteran

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛˈtɛ.ran/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛran
  • Syllabification: we‧te‧ran

Noun

weteran m pers (female equivalent weteranka, augmentative weteranisko)

  1. (military) veteran (old soldier)
    Synonym: kombatant
  2. veteran (person with long experience)

Declension
Declension of weteran
singular plural
nominative weteran weterani/weterany (deprecative)
genitive weterana weteranów
dative weteranowi weteranom
accusative weterana weteranów
instrumental weteranem weteranami
locative weteranie weteranach
vocative weteranie weterani

Derived terms
adjective
  • weterański
noun
  • weteraństwo

Further reading
  • weteran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • weteran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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