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Polish
Etymology
From baź-baź (“command to a sheep”) + -a, from Proto-Slavic *bazь. For meaning shift compare Belarusian багня́ (bahnjá, “lamb; catkin”), Slovak bahniatka (“catkins”) : bahniatko (“lamb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.ʑa/
- Rhymes: -aʑa
- Syllabification: ba‧zia
Noun
bazia f (diminutive baźka)
- (botany) catkin, ament
- Synonyms: kotek, kotka
- (botany) catkin branch, ament branch (branch with catkin on it)
- Synonym: (obsolete) bagniątko
Declension
Further reading
- bazia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bazia in Polish dictionaries at PWN