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Etymology

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Deverbal from naciągać. First attested in the 19th century.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈna.t͡ɕɔŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕɔŋk
  • Syllabification: na‧ciąg

Noun

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naciąg m inan (related adjective naciągowy)

  1. gut; stringing (set of strings of an instrument)
  2. (sports) wire, string; gut (taut strings of a sports racket)
  3. spring (mechanism that transmits energy to the driving element, enabling the clock to be wound)
  4. (skiing) spring (part of a ski boot binding)
  5. tightness; tautness, tension (tension of a string, rope, thread, or fishing line)
  6. infusion (liquid obtained by pouring herbs or fruits with an alcohol solution)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “naciąg”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  2. ^ naciąg in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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