PWN

See also: pwn

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: pē dŭb′əl-yo͞o ĕn, -yo͝o-
• Hyphenation: PWN

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of pulsar wind nebula.

Noun

PWN (plural PWNe)

2. Abbreviation of pulsar wind nebula.

   Synonym: plerion

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of person with narcolepsy.

Noun

PWN (plural PWNs)

1. Abbreviation of person with narcolepsy.

   Synonym: narcoleptic

Polish

Etymology

Initialism of Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.vuˈɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: P‧W‧N

Proper noun

PWN n or m inan (indeclinable, related adjective PWN-owski or pewuenowski)

2. initialism of Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe (“Polish Scientific Publishers PWN”, literally “State Scientific Publishing-house”)

Declension

As a neuter noun: indeclinable.

As a masculine inanimate noun:

Declension of PWN

	singular
nominative	PWN
genitive	PWN-u
dative	PWN-owi
accusative	PWN
instrumental	PWN-em
locative	PWN-ie
vocative	PWN-ie

Further reading

• “PWN”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)