udźwig

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from udźwignąć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.d͡ʑvik/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ud͡ʑvik
• Syllabification: u‧dźwig

Noun

udźwig m inan

1. lifting capacity (maximum weight able to be lifted by some lifting apparatus, e.g. a crane, a hoist, etc.)
2. maximum load, bearing capacity (maximum weight able to be carried by a vehicle)

   Synonym: nośność

Declension

Declension of udźwig

	singular
nominative	udźwig
genitive	udźwigu
dative	udźwigowi
accusative	udźwig
instrumental	udźwigiem
locative	udźwigu
vocative	udźwigu

Further reading

• udźwig in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• udźwig in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego