biwak

See also: Biwak

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bivouac, from Alemannic German Biiwacht (“reinforcements of guard or town watch”), from bii- + Wacht (“watch, guard”). First attested in 1811.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.vak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ivak
• Syllabification: bi‧wak

Noun

biwak m inan

1. bivouac (temporary outdoor shelter)

   dwudniowy biwak ― a two-day bivouac

   kilkudniowy biwak ― a bivouac for a few days

   trzydniowy biwak ― a three-day bivouac

   tygodniowy biwak ― a week-long bivouac

   nocny biwak ― an overnight bivouac

   wieczorny biwak ― an evening bivouac

   letni biwak ― a summer bivouac

   zimowy biwak ― a winter bivouac

   wakacyjny biwak ― a holiday bivouac

   górski biwak ― a mountain bivouac

   harcerski biwak ― a scouting bivouac

   klasowy biwak ― a class bivouac

   szkolny biwak ― a school bivouac

   wspólny biwak ― a bivouac together

   nieplanowany biwak ― an unplanned bivouac

   przymusowy biwak ― a compulsory bivouac

   biwak nad jeziorem ― a bivouac by the lake

   biwak nad rzeką ― a bivouac on the river

   biwak pod namiotami ― a bivouac in tents

   biwak w lesie ― a bivouac in a forest

   biwak w górach ― a bivouac in the mountains

   organizacja biwaku ― the arranging/setting up/organizing of a bivouac

   program biwaku ― a bivouac's program

   koszt biwaku ― the cost of a bivouac

   uczestnicy biwaku ― bivouac participants

   miejsce biwaku ― the place of a bivouac

   wyjazd na biwak ― a trip out on a bivouac

   miejsce na biwak ― a place for a bivouac

   biwak odbył się kiedyś ― a bivouac took place somewhere

   organizować biwak ― to arrange/set up/organize a bivouac

   planować biwak ― to plan a bivouac

   urządzić (sobie) biwak ― to throw/set up a bivouac

   wrócić z biwaku ― to come back from a bivouac

   jechać na biwak ― to go to a bivouac

   wyjechać na biwak ― to go out to a bivouac

   być na biwaku ― to be at a bivouac

   dziki biwak ― a wild bivouac

   założyć biwak ― to set up a bivouac

   zwinąć biwak ― to unroll a bivouac

Declension

Declension of biwak

	singular	plural
nominative	biwak	biwaki
genitive	biwaku	biwaków
dative	biwakowi	biwakom
accusative	biwak	biwaki
instrumental	biwakiem	biwakami
locative	biwaku	biwakach
vocative	biwaku	biwaki

Related terms

adjective

• biwakowy

nouns

• autobiwak
• biwakowicz
• biwakowiczka

verbs

• biwakować impf
• zabiwakować pf

Further reading

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