lamus

See also: Lamus

Polish

lamus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.mus/

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• Rhymes: -amus
• Syllabification: la‧mus

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German lêm-hûs. Compare German Lehmhaus.

Noun

lamus m inan (diminutive lamusik)

1. lumber room, junkroom
2. (architecture) quincha

Declension

Declension of lamus

	singular	plural
nominative	lamus	lamusy
genitive	lamusu	lamusów
dative	lamusowi	lamusom
accusative	lamus	lamusy
instrumental	lamusem	lamusami
locative	lamusie	lamusach
vocative	lamusie	lamusy

Derived terms

verbs

• odłożyć do lamusa pf, odkładać do lamusa impf

 

Etymology 2

From English lame +‎ -us.

Noun

lamus m pers

1. (slang) lame person

Declension

Declension of lamus

	singular	plural
nominative	lamus	lamusi/lamusy (deprecative)
genitive	lamusa	lamusów
dative	lamusowi	lamusom
accusative	lamusa	lamusów
instrumental	lamusem	lamusami
locative	lamusie	lamusach
vocative	lamusie	lamusi

Further reading

• lamus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lamus in Polish dictionaries at PWN