postument

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin postamentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔsˈtu.mɛnt/

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• Rhymes: -umɛnt
• Syllabification: pos‧tu‧ment

Noun

postument m inan

1. (architecture) pedestal (base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like)

   Synonym: piedestał

Declension

Declension of postument

	singular	plural
nominative	postument	postumenty
genitive	postumentu	postumentów
dative	postumentowi	postumentom
accusative	postument	postumenty
instrumental	postumentem	postumentami
locative	postumencie	postumentach
vocative	postumencie	postumenty

Further reading

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