powinna

Polish

Etymology

From powinien +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈvin.na/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /pɔˈvin.nɒ/, /pɔˈvin.na/

• Rhymes: -inna
• Syllabification: po‧win‧na

Verb

powinna

1. third-person singular feminine present of powinien

Noun

powinna f (male equivalent powinien)

1. (nominalized, Middle Polish) female equivalent of powinien (“relative, kinsman; friend, devoted person”)

Further reading

• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “powinny, powinien”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]