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noun [F] Feminine povieść
[pɔvʲjɛsʲt͡sʲ] 
story
(narrative)
 New Old Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pověstь. Analysable as a deverbal from poviedzieć

As in Old Polish powieść, expanded by the modern Polish meaning. Replaces modern Polish powieść, opowieść, opowiadanie, przypowieść, partially also historia
Notes
Diminutive: poviástka
Du.: povieści
Pl.: povieści
Pl. Gen.: povieściéj
Derived from:
poviedziećtell V
Derivatives of this word (5):
povieśćnovel (fiction)N
povieśćtale (story)N
poviástkashort story (small story)N
povieśćparable (fable)N
povieśćnarrative (literature)N
↺ 30 August 2021, 20:35

Synonyms (0)
No known synonyms.
Homonyms (9)? Based on identical spelling. Showing max of 5.
 novel (fiction)nounpovieść
 sue (lawsuit)verbpoviéść
 conduct (others, an orchestra)verbpoviéść
 tale (story)nounpovieść
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