babie lato
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “woman's summer”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (idiomatic) Indian summer (stretch of warm days in autumn)
- Synonym: złota jesień
- (idiomatic) gossamer (cobwebs)
- (obsolete) any plant of the genus Chamaenerion, e.g. willowherb, fireweed
- Synonym: wierzbówka
Declension edit
Declension of babie lato
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | babie lato | babie lata |
| genitive | babiego lata | babich lat |
| dative | babiemu latu | babim latom |
| accusative | babie lato | babie lata |
| instrumental | babim latem | babimi latami |
| locative | babim lecie | babich latach |
| vocative | babie lato | babie lata |
Further reading edit
- babie lato in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- babie lato in Polish dictionaries at PWN