kwef

Polish

kwef

Etymology

Borrowed from French coiffe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfɛf/

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• Rhymes: -ɛf
• Syllabification: kwef

Noun

kwef m inan

1. (Islam) yashmak (veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public)

   Synonyms: czarczaf, jaszmak

2. (Roman Catholicism) cornette (type of headwear worn by nuns)

   Synonym: kornet

3. (historical) mob cap, widow's cap (headgear of widows and elderly women in Poland in the 16th-18th centuries)

Declension

Declension of kwef

	singular	plural
nominative	kwef	kwefy
genitive	kwefu	kwefów
dative	kwefowi	kwefom
accusative	kwef	kwefy
instrumental	kwefem	kwefami
locative	kwefie	kwefach
vocative	kwefie	kwefy

Derived terms

verb

• kwefić impf

 

Further reading

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