Gołąb

See also: gołąb, Golab, and gòłąb

Polish

Etymology

From gołąb ("pigeon" or "dove").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.wɔmp/
• Rhymes: -ɔwɔmp
• Syllabification: Go‧łąb
• Homophones: gołąb, Gołomb

Proper noun

Gołąb m animal or m pers or f

1. (astronomy) Columba constellation
2. a male surname
3. a female surname

Declension

Constellation:

Declension of Gołąb

	singular
nominative	Gołąb
genitive	Gołębia
dative	Gołębiowi
accusative	Gołębia
instrumental	Gołębiem
locative	Gołębiu
vocative	Gołębiu

Masculine surname:

Declension of Gołąb

	singular	plural
nominative	Gołąb	Gołębiowie / Gołąbowie
genitive	Gołębia / Gołąba	Gołębiów / Gołąbów
dative	Gołębiowi / Gołąbowi	Gołębiom / Gołąbom
accusative	Gołębia / Gołąba	Gołębiów / Gołąbów
instrumental	Gołębiem / Gołąbem	Gołębiami / Gołąbami
locative	Gołębiu / Gołąbie	Gołębiach / Gołąbach
vocative	Gołębiu / Gołąbie	Gołębiowie / Gołąbowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms

• Gołąbiowa
• Gołąbiówna

 

Further reading

• Gołąb in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Gołąb”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022