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borowy

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See also: Borowy

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔvɘ
  • Syllabification: bo‧ro‧wy
  • Homophone: Borowy

Etymology 1

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From bór +‎ -owy.

Adjective

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borowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) conifer forest
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Noun

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borowy m pers

  1. (nominalized, Kuyavia, Poznań, Krajna) forestkeeper, forester
    Synonym: leśniczy
  2. (nominalized) leshy (male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests)
    Synonyms: borowiec, boruta, dziad borowy, gajowy, laskowiec, lasowy, leszy, leśnik, leśny dziad, wilczy pasterz
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Etymology 2

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From bor +‎ -owy.

Adjective

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borowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) boric, boron (of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron)
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nouns

Further reading

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  • borowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “borowy”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 268
  • Karol Malczewski (2024) “borowy”, in Słownik Gwary Krajeńskiej [A dictionary of the Krajna dialect]