łapawica

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Polish

Etymology

From łapa +‎ -awica.

Pronunciation

Noun

łapawica f (diminutive łapawiczka)

  1. (Poznań or derogatory, Chełmno-Dobrzyń) Synonym of rękawica (glove)

Usage notes

  • Not derogatory in the Poznań dialect.

Further reading

  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “łapawica”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 134
  • Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “łapawica”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 136