hapaks legomenon

Polish

Alternative forms

• hapax legomenon

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.paks lɛ.ɡɔˈmɛ.nɔn/
• Syllabification: ha‧paks le‧go‧me‧non

Noun

hapaks legomena m inan

1. (linguistics) hapax legomenon (word occurring only once in a given corpus)

Declension

Declension of hapaks legomenon

	singular	plural
nominative	hapaks legomenon	hapaks legomena
genitive	hapaks legomenon	hapaks legomena
dative	hapaks legomenon	hapaks legomena
accusative	hapaks legomenon	hapaks legomena
instrumental	hapaks legomenon	hapaks legomena
locative	hapaks legomenon	hapaks legomena
vocative	hapaks legomenon	hapaks legomena

Further reading

• hapaks legomenon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hapaks legomenon in Polish dictionaries at PWN