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barbakan

See also: Barbakan and barbakán

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barbakan

Etymology edit

Internationalism; compare English barbican. Possibly borrowed from French barbacane or German Barbakane, possibly through Spanish barbacana,[1] or borrowed from Italian barbacane.[2] Further etymology uncertain, possibly from Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct, sewer”) or Persian باب‌خانه (bâb-xâne, “gatehouse”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /barˈba.kan/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -akan
  • Syllabification: bar‧ba‧kan
  • Homophone: Barbakan

Noun edit

barbakan m inan

  1. (historical) barbican (tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town)
    Synonym: rondel

Declension edit

Declension of barbakan
singular plural
nominative barbakan barbakany
genitive barbakanu barbakanów
dative barbakanowi barbakanom
accusative barbakan barbakany
instrumental barbakanem barbakanami
locative barbakanie barbakanach
vocative barbakanie barbakany

References edit

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “barbakan”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “barbakan”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading edit

  • barbakan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • barbakan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • barbakan in PWN's encyclopedia
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