monidło

Polish

monidło

Alternative forms

• mamidło (obsolete)

Etymology

From monić, mamić, manić (“to delude, to tempt”) +‎ -dło. From the fact that portraits were often created based on photographs, and the artist often tried to improve the image to make it more beautiful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈɲi.dwɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -idwɔ
• Syllabification: mo‧ni‧dło

Noun

monidło n

1. (painting) A tinted and retouched photography or portrait, especially a wedding photography. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of monidło

	singular	plural
nominative	monidło	monidła
genitive	monidła	monideł
dative	monidłu	monidłom
accusative	monidło	monidła
instrumental	monidłem	monidłami
locative	monidle	monidłach
vocative	monidło	monidła

Further reading

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