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Wołos

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔ.wɔs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔwɔs
  • Syllabification: Wo‧łos

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Волосъ (Volosŭ).

Proper noun

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Wołos m pers

  1. (Slavic mythology) Alternative form of Weles (Veles)
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Derived terms
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noun

Etymology 2

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Most likely transliteration of Ukrainian Волос (Volos), from во́лос (vólos, hair),[1] as it's attested mainly in eastern Poland. Doublet of włos.

Proper noun

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Wołos m pers

  1. a male surname
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Proper noun

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Wołos f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

References

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  1. ^ The template Template:R:pl:ISNP does not use the parameter(s):
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    WOŁOS”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Further reading

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  • Wołos in Polish dictionaries at PWN