gmach

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Germanic *ga-

Proto-West Germanic *ga-

Proto-Germanic *makaz

Proto-West Germanic *mak

Proto-West Germanic *gamak

Old High German gimah

Middle High German gemachbor.

Old Polish gmach

Polish gmach

Inherited from Old Polish gmach, borrowed from Middle High German gemach, from Old High German gimah, from Proto-West Germanic *gamak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡmax/

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: gmach

Noun

gmach m inan (diminutive gmaszek, augmentative gmaszysko)

1. edifice (building; structure; architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one)

   Synonym: budowla

2. (figurative) edifice (abstract structure)
3. (obsolete) apartment, chamber, room

   Synonyms: komnata, mieszkanie, pokój

Declension

Declension of gmach

	singular	plural
nominative	gmach	gmachy
genitive	gmachu	gmachów
dative	gmachowi	gmachom
accusative	gmach	gmachy
instrumental	gmachem	gmachami
locative	gmachu	gmachach
vocative	gmachu	gmachy

Derived terms

adjective

• gmaszysty

noun

• gmachówka

Descendants

• → Belarusian: гмах (hmax)

Further reading

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