słup

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See also: slup, Slup, slüp, and Słup

Lower Sorbian[edit]

słup

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (post).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

słup m inan (diminutive słupk)

  1. column, pillar

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “słup”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “słup”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ. Doublet of stołp, a borrowing from East Slavic.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /swup/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -up
  • Syllabification: słup
  • Homophone: Słup

Noun[edit]

słup m inan (diminutive słupek)

  1. (sculpture) column, pillar, pole
    Synonym: kolumna
  2. (heraldry) pale

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

nouns

Descendants[edit]

  • Belarusian: слуп (slup)

Noun[edit]

słup m animal

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) shell corporation; a legal entity used in illegal activities, such as carousel fraud
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) straw owner; a person whose identity is used in criminal activities, but benefits very little from the crime and is usually oblivious of it

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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