kontredans
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French contredanse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kontredans m animal (diminutive kontredansik, related adjective kontredansowy)
- contra dance (type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length)
- contra dance (music for this dance)
- (figurative) situation that is volatile but does not lead to a final resolution
Declension edit
Declension of kontredans
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kontredans | kontredanse/kontredansy |
| genitive | kontredansa | kontredansów |
| dative | kontredansowi | kontredansom |
| accusative | kontredansa | kontredanse/kontredansy |
| instrumental | kontredansem | kontredansami |
| locative | kontredansie | kontredansach |
| vocative | kontredansie | kontredanse/kontredansy |
Further reading edit
- kontredans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kontredans in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- kontredans in PWN's encyclopedia