anioł

See also: Anioł and aniół

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Alternative forms

anjoł, angioł, janioł, jenioł, amnioł, annioł, jamioł (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish anjoł.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲɔw/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aɲɔw
Syllabification: a‧nioł
Homophone: Anioł

Noun

anioł m animal or m pers (female equivalent anielica, diminutive aniołek, related adjective aniołowy or anielski)

(biblical, Christianity, Islam, Judaism) angel (incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes)
(art) angel (depiction of an angel in art)
(figurative) angel (person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)
(literary) angel (person or phenomenon considered the personification or sign of something)
(obsolete) evil spirit
(Middle Polish, military) type of artillery shell

Declension

Normal modern declension is animate (nominative and accusative plural anioły). Personal declension (nominative plural aniołowie, accusative plural aniołów) is dated or literary. The form anieli is archaic.

Declension of anioł

	singular	plural
nominative	anioł	anioły/aniołowie/anieli
genitive	anioła	aniołów
dative	aniołowi	aniołom
accusative	anioła	anioły/aniołów
instrumental	aniołem	aniołami
locative	aniele	aniołach
vocative	aniele	anioły/aniołowie/anieli

Derived terms

adjectives

adverb

anielsko

nouns

surname

Anioł

verbs

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