zawada

See also: Zawada, zawadą, and Zawadą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zawada, from Proto-Slavic *zavada. Compare Czech závada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈvada/

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• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: za‧wa‧da
• Homophone: Zawada

Noun

zawada f

1. hindrance, stumbling block, obstacle, impediment

Declension

Declension of zawada

	singular	plural
nominative	zawada	zawady
genitive	zawady	zawad
dative	zawadzie	zawadom
accusative	zawadę	zawady
instrumental	zawadą	zawadami
locative	zawadzie	zawadach
vocative	zawado	zawady

Related terms

verbs

• zawadzać impf
• zawadzić pf

 

Further reading

• zawada in Polish dictionaries at PWN