lwi

Polish

Etymology

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Polish lew

Proto-Indo-European *-isder.

Proto-Indo-European *-ósder.

Proto-Slavic *-ьjь

Old Polish -i

Polish -i

Polish lwi

From lew + -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlvi/

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• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: lwi

Adjective

lwi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (relational) lion, lion's; leonine

Declension

Declension of lwi (soft)

singular	plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	lwi	lwia	lwie	lwi	lwie
genitive	lwiego	lwiej	lwiego	lwich
dative	lwiemu	lwiej	lwiemu	lwim
accusative	lwiego	lwi	lwią	lwie	lwich	lwie
instrumental	lwim	lwią	lwim	lwimi
locative	lwim	lwiej	lwim	lwich

Derived terms

nouns

• lwi pazur
• lwi piszczek
• lwia część
• lwia paszcza

Further reading

• “lwi”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “lwi”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Zhuang

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /lɯːi˨˦/
• Tone numbers: lwi¹
• Hyphenation: lwi

Particle

lwi (1957–1982 spelling lɯi)

1. Used at the end of a sentence to form a yes-no question about a state, a habitual activity, or an activity in the future.
   • 2013 January 9, traditional, 杨兰桂 (ed.), “Fwenyoux (doiq hoiz) [Chinese: 情歌（译注）]”, in Gvangjsih Minzcuz Bau [Chinese: 广西民族报]‎^[3], archived from the original on 1 March 2025:

     Mbouj ndaej caemh hokranz / Sim lij haemz daengz geq / Sij ndaej lwi

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