wieloryb

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Significado

whale (large sea mammal)

Frecuencia

Con guión como

wie‧lo‧ryb

Género

♂️ Masculino

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/vjɛˈlɔ.rɨp/

Etimología

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьrybъ, a partial calque of Middle High German walvisch, affected by Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”), hence literally “great fish” or “giant fish”. A modern speaker would instead analyse it as wiele (“many”) + ryba (“fish”).