zapona

See also: zaponą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zapona. By surface analysis, deverbal from zapiąć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈpɔ.na/
• Rhymes: -ɔna
• Syllabification: za‧po‧na

Noun

zapona f

1. (jewelry) brooch, buckle, clasp

   Synonyms: broszka, klamra

2. (dated) curtain, drape

   Synonyms: kotara, zasłona

Declension

Declension of zapona

	singular	plural
nominative	zapona	zapony
genitive	zapony	zapon
dative	zaponie	zaponom
accusative	zaponę	zapony
instrumental	zaponą	zaponami
locative	zaponie	zaponach
vocative	zapono	zapony

Related terms

nouns

• zapinka

 

verbs

• zapinać impf, zapiąć pf

 

Further reading

• zapona in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zapona in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “zapona”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna