latawiec

Polish

latawce

Etymology

From latać +‎ -awiec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈta.vjɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -avjɛt͡s
• Syllabification: la‧ta‧wiec

Noun

latawiec m inan

1. kite (flying toy on string)
2. (meteorology) weather kite
3. (obsolete) aeroplane; glider (sailplane)
4. (geometry) kite

   Synonym: deltoid

Declension

Declension of latawiec

	singular	plural
nominative	latawiec	latawce
genitive	latawca	latawców
dative	latawcowi	latawcom
accusative	latawiec	latawce
instrumental	latawcem	latawcami
locative	latawcu	latawcach
vocative	latawcu	latawce

Noun

latawiec m animal (female equivalent latawica)

1. (Slavic mythology) flying demon, often with the spirit of a prematurely deceased person
2. (obsolete) galloping horse
3. any bird-of-paradise of the genus Cicinnurus

   latawiec królewski ― king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)

4. (usually in the plural) colugo, flying lemur, dermopteran

Declension

Declension of latawiec

	singular	plural
nominative	latawiec	latawce
genitive	latawca	latawców
dative	latawcowi	latawcom
accusative	latawca	latawce
instrumental	latawcem	latawcami
locative	latawcu	latawcach
vocative	latawcu/latawcze	latawce

Noun

latawiec m pers (female equivalent latawica)

1. (colloquial) person who enjoys spending time outside the home

Declension

Declension of latawiec

	singular	plural
nominative	latawiec	latawcy/latawce (deprecative)
genitive	latawca	latawców
dative	latawcowi	latawcom
accusative	latawca	latawców
instrumental	latawcem	latawcami
locative	latawcu	latawcach
vocative	latawcze	latawcy

Further reading

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