niewolnik

Polish

Etymology

From niewola +‎ -nik. Compare Czech nevolník and Slovak nevoľník.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɛˈvɔl.ɲik/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɲik
• Syllabification: nie‧wol‧nik

Noun

niewolnik m pers (female equivalent niewolnica or niewolniczka, related adjective niewolniczy)

1. slave (person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control)

   Synonyms: (obsolete) otrok, rab

2. (derogatory) slave (person who has no power of resistance to something, one who surrenders to or is under the domination of something)

   Synonym: więzień

Declension

Declension of niewolnik

	singular	plural
nominative	niewolnik	niewolnicy/niewolniki (deprecative)
genitive	niewolnika	niewolników
dative	niewolnikowi	niewolnikom
accusative	niewolnika	niewolników
instrumental	niewolnikiem	niewolnikami
locative	niewolniku	niewolnikach
vocative	niewolniku	niewolnicy

Derived terms

(nouns):

• niewolnictwo

Related terms

(adjectives):

• niewolny

(adverbs):

• niewolniczo

(nouns):

• niewola
• niewolniczość
• niewolstwo

(verbs):

• niewolić impf

Further reading

• niewolnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• niewolnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• niewolnik in PWN's encyclopedia