kotwica

See also: Kotwica, kotwicą, and Kotwicą

Polish

kotwica

Etymology

From kotew +‎ -ica. By surface analysis, kot +‎ -ew +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈtfi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: ko‧twi‧ca
• Homophone: Kotwica

Noun

kotwica f (diminutive kotwiczka, related adjective kotwicowy or kotwiczny)

1. (nautical) anchor (tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement)
2. anchor escapement (metal arch with curved ends that keeps the clock mechanism in uniform motion)
3. anchor (moving part of the magnetic circuit of the relay used to control the contacts)
4. (rare) St. John's wort, goatweed (any plant of the genus Hypericum)

   Synonym: dziurawiec

Declension

Declension of kotwica

	singular	plural
nominative	kotwica	kotwice
genitive	kotwicy	kotwic
dative	kotwicy	kotwicom
accusative	kotwicę	kotwice
instrumental	kotwicą	kotwicami
locative	kotwicy	kotwicach
vocative	kotwico	kotwice

Derived terms

nouns

• kotwicowisko
• kotwicznik

 

verbs

• kotwiczyć impf

 

Related terms

nouns

• kotwiczne

 

Further reading

• kotwica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kotwica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kotwica in PWN's encyclopedia