Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish hachtelowe. By surface analysis, achtel +‎ -owy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ax.tɛˈlɔ.vɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɨ
  • Syllabification: ach‧te‧lo‧wy

Adjective

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achtelowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational, obsolete) one-eighth (especially of a barrel)
  2. (relational, obsolete) small cask or barrel

Declension

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nouns

Further reading

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  • Krystyna Siekierska (07.04.2011) “ACHTELOWY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]