lewirat

Polish

Etymology

From Latin lēvir +‎ -at.[1][2][3] First attested in 1836.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛˈvi.rat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -irat
  • Syllabification: le‧wi‧rat

Noun

lewirat m inan

  1. (ethnography) levirate (customary marriage law requiring one to marry one's brother's widow in order to ensure the continuity of the family)

Declension

Declension of lewirat
singular
nominative lewirat
genitive lewiratu
dative lewiratowi
accusative lewirat
instrumental lewiratem
locative lewiracie
vocative lewiracie

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “lewirat”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “lewirat”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “lewirat”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[2] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kwartalnik Naukowy Wydawany w Połączeniu Prac Miłośników Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 3, number 2, 1836, page 228

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