See also: bitwą

Kashubian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bìtva

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbitfa/
  • Rhymes: -itfa
  • Syllabification: bit‧wa

Noun

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bitwa f (diminutive bitewka)

  1. battle

Derived terms

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adjectives

Further reading

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  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bitwa”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bitwa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • bitwa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish bitwa, from Proto-Slavic *bìtva. By surface analysis, bić +‎ -twa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbit.fa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -itfa
  • Syllabification: bit‧wa

Noun

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bitwa f (diminutive bitewka) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’] [with między or pomiędzy (+ instrumental) ‘between whom and whom’] [with o (+ accusative) ‘for what’]

  1. (military) battle (general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement) [with nad (+ instrumental) ‘of what river’], [with pod (+ instrumental) ‘of what geographic location’]
    Hyponym: batalia
  2. fight, brawl, struggle (physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups)
    Synonyms: bitka, bójka
  3. battle, fight (nonphysical conflict, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.)
    Synonyms: walka, wojna

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
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verb

Collocations

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Further reading

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