bariera

See also: bariéra and barierą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French barrière, from Old French barriere, from barre, from Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Frankish *bara, from Proto-Germanic *barō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈrjɛ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: ba‧rie‧ra

Noun

bariera f (diminutive barierka)

1. barrier, bar (a structure that bars passage)

Noun

bariera f

1. barrier (an obstacle or impediment)

   bariera celna ― tariff wall

2. barrier (a boundary or limit)

Declension

Declension of bariera

	singular	plural
nominative	bariera	bariery
genitive	bariery	barier
dative	barierze	barierom
accusative	barierę	bariery
instrumental	barierą	barierami
locative	barierze	barierach
vocative	bariero	bariery

Derived terms

adjective

• barierowy

 

nouns

• bariera dźwięku
• bariera energochłonna

 

Further reading

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