hebel

See also: Hebel

Polish

hebel

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hobel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.bɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛbɛl
• Syllabification: he‧bel
• Homophone: Hebel

Noun

hebel m inan (diminutive hebelek, related adjective heblowy)

1. (carpentry) plane (tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface)

   Synonym: strug

   Hypernym: narzędzie

2. (colloquial) clunker (decrepit motor car)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gruchot

3. (colloquial, engineering) brake (device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car)

   Synonyms: hampel, hamulec

4. (colloquial, radio, television) knob or dial that is part of a sound processing device used in radio and television studios and clubs

   Hypernyms: gałka, pokrętło

Declension

Declension of hebel

	singular	plural
nominative	hebel	heble
genitive	hebla	hebli/heblów
dative	heblowi	heblom
accusative	hebel	heble
instrumental	heblem	heblami
locative	heblu	heblach
vocative	heblu	heble

Derived terms

nouns

• heblarka
• heblarnia
• heblowina
• heblownica
• heblówka

 

verbs

• heblować impf

 

Related terms

adjectives

• hebelkowy

 

Further reading

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