See also: blizną

Czech edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish blizna, from Proto-Slavic *blizna.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈblɪzna]
  • Hyphenation: bliz‧na

Noun edit

blizna f (related adjective bliznový)

  1. (botany) stigma (the sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination)
  2. (offensive) stupid woman

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Further reading edit

  • blizna in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • blizna in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • blizna in Internetová jazyková příručka

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish blizna, bluzna, from Proto-Slavic *blizna, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlig- (to strike), see also Welsh blif (catapult).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbliz.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -izna
  • Syllabification: bliz‧na

Noun edit

blizna f (diminutive blizenka)

  1. scar (permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound)
    kilkucentymetrowa bliznaa scar a few centimeters long
    cały w bliznachentirely covered in scars

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Further reading edit

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