larwa

See also: larwą and larwã

Kashubian

Etymology

From German Larve, from Latin lārva (“ghost; mask”). Compare Silesian larwa

Noun

larwa f

1. mask
2. ugly face

Further reading

• “larwa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “maska”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Polish

larwa sense 1

larwa sense 2

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English larva, French larve, German Larve, ultimately from Latin lārva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlar.va/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -arva
• Syllabification: lar‧wa

Noun

larwa f (diminutive larwka, related adjective larwalny)

2. (entomology, lepidopterology) grub, larva, maggot (early stage of growth for some insects, in which after hatching from their egg, they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub)

   Hyponym: czerw

   Coordinate terms: imago, poczwarka

4. (batrachology) larva (early stage of growth for some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, they lack limbs and resemble fish)
5. (colloquial, derogatory) grub, maggot (despicable person)
6. (archaic) apparition, phantom, specter, spook, wraith

   Synonyms: mara, maszkara, straszydło, upiór, widmo, zjawa

7. (obsolete) mask (cover for the face)

   Synonym: maska

Declension

Declension of larwa

	singular	plural
nominative	larwa	larwy
genitive	larwy	larw
dative	larwie	larwom
accusative	larwę	larwy
instrumental	larwą	larwami
locative	larwie	larwach
vocative	larwo	larwy

Derived terms

nouns

• larwoterapia

 

Related terms

nouns

• larwicyd

 

Further reading

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

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Larve. Compare Kashubian larwa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlarva/
• Rhymes: -arva
• Syllabification: lar‧wa

Noun

larwa f

1. mask (cover for the face)

   Synonym: maska

Further reading

• larwa in silling.org