mordownia

See also: mordownią

Polish

Etymology

From mordować (“to murder”) +‎ -nia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔrˈdɔv.ɲa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvɲa
• Syllabification: mor‧dow‧nia

Noun

mordownia f

1. (historical) murder hole (slit or hole above the entrance to a fortification, thought to provide access for defenders to kill invaders)
2. (colloquial, figurative) drudgery, toil

   Synonyms: męczarnia, mordęga

3. (colloquial, derogatory) shady area; unsafe place with lots of criminal activity
4. (colloquial, derogatory) dive bar (disreputable bar)

   Synonym: speluna

Declension

Declension of mordownia

	singular	plural
nominative	mordownia	mordownie
genitive	mordowni	mordowni
dative	mordowni	mordowniom
accusative	mordownię	mordownie
instrumental	mordownią	mordowniami
locative	mordowni	mordowniach
vocative	mordownio	mordownie

Further reading

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