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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from East Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *žьrtva. Compare Russian же́ртва (žértva).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐɛr.tfa/
- Rhymes: -ɛrtfa
- Syllabification: żer‧twa
Noun
żertwa f
- (religion) whole burnt offering (a sacrifice to a deity)
- Hypernym: ofiara
Declension
Further reading
- żertwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN