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zimowlina

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Polish

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Etymology

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From zimowla +‎ -ina. First attested in 1691.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʑi.mɔvˈli.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: zi‧mow‧li‧na

Noun

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zimowlina f

  1. (Middle Polish, poetic) harsh or brutal winter
    • 1691, Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, translated by Jan Bardziński, Odrodzona W Oyczystym Języku Farsalia Lukana[1], page 54:
      I tak wszystka zachodnia hiszpańska kraina
      Spiekła się, gdy ją sucha trapi zimowlina
      And that is how the entire Spanish nation
      Burned up when the dry harsh winter afflicted it.

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