No. 2,282 in Polish
sławy
The Polish word "sławy" means "fame" or "glories" (genitive or nominative plural form of "sława").
In a sentence
Jan zawsze marzył o wielkiej sławie.
Jan always dreamed of great fame.
In this sentence, the word 'sławy' is used in the genitive singular form to refer to 'fame' in an abstract sense.
Biblioteka miasta posiada dzieła wielu pisarzy sławy światowej.
The city library houses works by many writers of world fame.
Here, 'sławy' is in genitive singular and is specifying the quality of the writers, indicating their renown.
To wydarzenie przyciągnęło wielu ludzi sławy.
This event attracted many famous people.
In this sentence, 'sławy' is used in genitive singular form to denote individuals who are well-known.
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