babimór

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• babimórz

Etymology

From baba +‎ -i- +‎ mór. First attested in 1437.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /babimɔːr/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /babimor/

Noun

babimór m animacy unattested

1. stag's-horn clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)
   • 1900 [1437], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 2805:

     Babimor spica gallica, spica celtica, cauda

     [Babimor spica gallica, spica celtica, cauda]

Derived terms

nouns

• babimorz włoski

 

Descendants

• Polish: babimór

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “babimór, babimórz”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish babimór. By surface analysis, baba (“grandma”) +‎ -i- +‎ mór (“plague”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈbi.mur/
• Rhymes: -imur
• Syllabification: ba‧bi‧mór

Noun

babimór m inan

1. stag's-horn clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)
   • 1936, Roczniki nauk rolniczych:

     Babimór często okupuje teren wspólnie z widłakiem jałowcowatym (Lycopodium annotinum L.).

     Stag's-horn clubmoss often occupies the same terrain as Lycopodium annotinum.

Declension

Declension of babimór

	singular	plural
nominative	babimór	babimory
genitive	babimoru	babimorów
dative	babimorowi	babimorom
accusative	babimór	babimory
instrumental	babimorem	babimorami
locative	babimorze	babimorach
vocative	babimorze	babimory

Further reading

• babimór in Polish dictionaries at PWN