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wiatrówka

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wiatrówki

Etymology

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From wiatr +‎ -ówka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vjaˈtruf.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ufka
  • Syllabification: wia‧trów‧ka

Noun

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wiatrówka f (diminutive wiatróweczka, related adjective wiatrówkowy)

  1. (countable) windbreaker (thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain)
    Hypernym: kurtka
  2. (countable, colloquial) lightweight summer shoe that does not cover the entire foot
    Hypernym: but
  3. (countable) air gun (gun that propels a projectile by compressed air)
    Hypernym: broń
  4. (countable, architecture, colloquial) fascia, frieze (wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing)
    Synonym: wiatrownica
  5. (countable, colloquial) wind farm (collection of wind turbines, especially a large-scale array, used to generate electricity)
    Synonyms: elektrownia wiatrowa, farma wiatrowa
    Hypernym: elektrownia
  6. (uncountable, colloquial) chicken pox, varicella (highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters)
    Synonyms: ospa, ospa wietrzna, wietrzyca

Declension

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Further reading

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  • wiatrówka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wiatrówka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • wiatrówka in PWN's encyclopedia