korweta

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French corvette, from Middle Dutch korver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrˈvɛ.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: kor‧we‧ta

Noun

korweta f

1. (nautical) corvette (lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty)
2. (historical, nautical) corvette (warship of 17th-18th century)

Declension

Declension of korweta

	singular	plural
nominative	korweta	korwety
genitive	korwety	korwet
dative	korwecie	korwetom
accusative	korwetę	korwety
instrumental	korwetą	korwetami
locative	korwecie	korwetach
vocative	korweto	korwety

Further reading

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