gawęda
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Polish gawęda, gawędź.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡaˈvɛnda/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnda
- Syllabification: ga‧wę‧da
- Homophones: Gawęda, Gawenda
Noun
editgawęda f (diminutive gawędka)
- story, tale
- Synonym: opowieść
- gawęda (Polish genre of literature, stylized as an oral tale, characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language, that presented a picture of Sarmatian szlachta (nobility, or gentry) manners and morals)
- (dated) informal, social conversation
Declension
editDeclension of gawęda
Derived terms
editadjective
nouns
verbs
- gawędzić impf
- pogawędzić pf
Related terms
editadjective
adverb
nouns
Descendants
edit- → Old Ruthenian: гаве́нда (havénda)
Further reading
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- Polish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛnda
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛnda/3 syllables
- Polish terms with homophones
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- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
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