wawrzyn

== Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin laurīnus. The w- in the onset of the first syllable (instead of the expected ł-) is due to anticipatory assimilation at a distance (*ł – w > w – w). Doublet of laur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvav.ʐɘn/ Rhymes: -avʐɘn Syllabification: waw‧rzyn Homophone: Wawrzyn === Noun === wawrzyn m inan (related adjective wawrzynowy) laurel (any plant of the genus Laurus) Synonym: laur laurel (crown of the laurel) Synonym: laur (figurative) laurel (honor, distinction) Synonym: laur ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “wawrzyn”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “wawrzyn”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) wawrzyn in PWN's encyclopedia