miś

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mis"

Polish

miś

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mešьka or *měšьka, ultimately related to Old Polish miedźwiedź.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiɕ/

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• Rhymes: -iɕ
• Syllabification: miś
• Homophone: Miś

Noun

miś m animal

1. (colloquial) bear

   Synonyms: misiek, misio

2. teddy bear

   Synonyms: misiek, misio

Declension

Declension of miś

	singular	plural
nominative	miś	misie
genitive	misia	misiów
dative	misiowi	misiom
accusative	misia	misie
instrumental	misiem	misiami
locative	misiu	misiach
vocative	misiu	misie

Noun

miś m inan

1. (colloquial) natural or synthetic fur
2. (colloquial) greeting involving an embrace and clapping each other's back

Declension

Declension of miś

	singular	plural
nominative	miś	misie
genitive	misia	misiów
dative	misiowi	misiom
accusative	miś	misie
instrumental	misiem	misiami
locative	misiu	misiach
vocative	misiu	misie

Noun

miś m pers (related adjective misi)

1. (endearing) sweetie; baby
2. (colloquial, humorous) stout, often slow, man or boy

Declension

Declension of miś

	singular	plural
nominative	miś	misie
genitive	misia	misiów
dative	misiowi	misiom
accusative	misia	misiów
instrumental	misiem	misiami
locative	misiu	misiach
vocative	misiu	misie

Derived terms

nouns

• minio
• misiaczek
• misiek
• misio

 

Further reading

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