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czworak sense 1
czworak sense 2
czworak sense 1

Etymology

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From czworo +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂfɔ.rak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrak
  • Syllabification: czwo‧rak

Noun

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czworak m inan (diminutive czworaczek, related adjective czworaczny or czworakowy or czworacki)

  1. (historical) residential building with four apartments, each with a separate entrance from the outside, forming part of a complex of manor or farm buildings; usually intended for farm servants or seasonal farm laborers
  2. tiffin carrier, dabbas (container for transporting and keeping food warm, divided into four separate sections)

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Noun

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czworak m animal (diminutive czworaczek)

  1. (historical) silver four-grosz coin, first introduced in the Republic of Poland during the reign of Sigismund II Augustus as part of efforts to unify coinage throughout the territory of the Jagiellonian state
  2. (chiefly in the plural, colloquial) all fours (position of the human body in which the hands and knees rest on the ground)

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Further reading

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