bilard

bilard

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
French billardbor.
Polish bilard

    Borrowed from French billard. First attested in 1786.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbi.lart/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ilart
    • Syllabification: bi‧lard

    Noun

    bilard m inan (diminutive bilardzik, related adjective bilardowy)

    1. (uncountable) pool, billiards
      kij do bilarda ― pool cue
      sala do bilarda ― pool hall
      stół do bilarda ― pool table
      grać/zagrać w bilard ― to play pool
    2. (countable) pool table
      bilard stał gdzieś ― the pool table stood somewhere
      postawić gdzieś bilard ― to set up the pool table somewhere

    Declension

    Declension of bilard
    singular plural
    nominative bilard bilardy
    genitive bilarda/bilardu bilardów
    dative bilardowi bilardom
    accusative bilard bilardy
    instrumental bilardem bilardami
    locative bilardzie bilardach
    vocative bilardzie bilardy

    Derived terms

    noun

    References

    1. ^ Gazeta Warszawska‎[1], number 85, 1786, page 8

    Further reading

    • “bilard”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “bilard”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)
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