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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-West Germanic *gawald, from Proto-Germanic *gawaldą.

See German Gewalt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡvawt/
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  • Rhymes: -awt
  • Syllabification: gwałt

Noun

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gwałt m inan

  1. rape (act of forcibly having sex with someone)
  2. any illegal act of violence
    Synonym: przemoc
  3. chaos, haste
    Synonyms: pośpiech, zamieszanie

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: гвалт (hvalt)
  • Russian: гвалт (gvalt)
  • Ukrainian: ґвалт (gvalt)

Further reading

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