pohybel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian поги́бель (pohýbelʹ).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔˈxɨ.bɛl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨbɛl
  • Syllabification: po‧hy‧bel

Noun

pohybel m inan

  1. (obsolete) doom, perdition
    Synonyms: zatracenie, zguba
  2. (obsolete, figurative) gallows, gibbet
    Synonym: szubienica
  3. (obsolete, figurative) hanging, the rope (punishment of being sentenced to death by hanging)
    Synonyms: stryczek, szubienica

Declension
Declension of pohybel
singular plural
nominative pohybel pohyble
genitive pohybla pohybli
dative pohyblowi pohyblom
accusative pohybel pohyble
instrumental pohyblem pohyblami
locative pohyblu pohyblach
vocative pohyblu pohyble

Derived terms
adverbs
nouns
  • pohybelnik
interjections

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “ginąć”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading
  • pohybel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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