parawan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French paravent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.van/

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• Rhymes: -avan
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧wan

Noun

parawan m inan (diminutive parawanik)

1. folding screen, windbreak
2. (nautical) paravane (device for cutting the moorings of mines)

Declension

Declension of parawan

	singular	plural
nominative	parawan	parawany
genitive	parawanu	parawanów
dative	parawanowi	parawanom
accusative	parawan	parawany
instrumental	parawanem	parawanami
locative	parawanie	parawanach
vocative	parawanie	parawany

Derived terms

adjective

• parawanowy

 

Further reading

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