awans

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French avance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.vans/

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• Rhymes: -avans
• Syllabification: a‧wans

Nomen

awans m inan (diminutive awansik)

1. promotion (advancement in position) [with na (+ accusative) ‘to what position’]

   Antonym: degradacja

2. advancement, upliftment (act of advancing)

   (sports) promotion, advancement [with na (+ accusative) oder do (+ genitive) ‘to what’]

   Antonyms: degradacja, deklasacja, spadek

3. (archaic, finance) advance payment

   Synonyms: akonto, zadatek, zaliczka

4. (in the plural, literary) advances (attempts to win someone over)

Declension

Declension of awans

	singular	plural
nominative	awans	awanse/awansy
genitive	awansu	awansów
dative	awansowi	awansom
accusative	awans	awanse/awansy
instrumental	awansem	awansami
locative	awansie	awansach
vocative	awansie	awanse/awansy

Derived terms

adjectives

• awansowy
• zaawansowany

 

adverb

• awansem

 

verbs

• awansować
• wyawansować
• zaawansować

 

Further reading

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