hufnica

See also: hufnicą

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• ufnica

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Old Czech húfnicě. By surface analysis, uf +‎ -nica. Cognate with Czech houfnice and Slovak húfnica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /xu(ː)fɲit͡sa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /xufɲit͡sa/

Noun

hufnica f

1. (weaponry) type of cannon (artillery piece)

   Hypernyms: działo, puszka

   • 1868 [1446], Akta grodzkie i ziemskie z czasów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej : z archiwum tak zwanego bernardyńskiego we Lwowie w skutek fundacyi śp. Alexandra hr. Stadnickiego‎^[1], volume XI, Lviv, page 273:

     Pixides huffnycze

     [Pixides hufnice]

Related terms

nouns

• uf

 

Descendants

• Polish: hufnica (historical)

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “hufnica, ufnica”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish hufnica. By surface analysis, huf +‎ -nica. Doublet of haubica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xufˈɲi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: huf‧ni‧ca

Noun

hufnica f

1. (historical, weaponry) small, light field gun with a short barrel

   Hypernym: działo polowe

Declension

Declension of hufnica

	singular	plural
nominative	hufnica	hufnice
genitive	hufnicy	hufnic
dative	hufnicy	hufnicom
accusative	hufnicę	hufnice
instrumental	hufnicą	hufnicami
locative	hufnicy	hufnicach
vocative	hufnico	hufnice

Related terms

adjectives

• hufcowy

 

nouns

• hufczyk
• hufiec

 

Further reading

• hufnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• hufnica in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego