blacha

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See also: blachą and blachã

Kashubian

Etymology

Derived from German Blech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbla.xa/
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: bla‧cha

Noun

blacha f (diminutive blaszka)

  1. sheet metal

Further reading

  • Sychta, Bernard (1967) “blaχa”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 41
  • Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “blacha”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “blacha”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “blacha”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • blacha”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

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blacha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish blacha, from Middle High German blëch.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbla.xa/
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  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: bla‧cha

Noun

blacha f (diminutive blaszka)

  1. sheet metal (metal worked into a thin, flat sheet, used widely as construction material and raw material for a multitude of industrial products; it is thicker than foil and thinner than plate)
    falista/karbowana blachacorrugated sheet metal
    aluminiowa blachaaluminum sheet metal
    ocynkowana blachagalvanized sheet metal
    blacha cynkowazinc sheet metal
    arkusz blachysheet of metal
    kawałek blachya piece of sheet metal
    dach z blachya sheet metal roof
    ogrodzenie z blachya sheet metal fence
    wiata z blachya sheet metal shed
    wygiąć blachęto dent sheet metal
    kryć/pokryć coś blachąto cover something with/in sheet metal
  2. (cooking) hob, stovetop
    Synonym: płyta
    rozpalona blachaa lit stovetop
    blacha piecaa stovetop
    gotować coś na blaszeto cook something on a stovetop
    postawić coś na blaszeto set someting on a stovetop
  3. (cooking) baking sheet, baking tray
    blacha do pieczeniabaking sheet
    nasmarować/wysmarować blachę masłem/tłuszczemto grease a baking sheet with butter/fat
    piec na blaszeto bake baking sheet
    ułożyć coś na blaszeto put something on a baking sheet
  4. (colloquial, law enforcement) badge (small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information)
    Synonym: odznaka
    policyjna blachapolice badge
  5. number plate, license plate, plate
    Synonym: tablica rejestracyjna
    białe blachywhite plates
    czarne blachyblack plates
    nowe blachynew plates
    stare blachyold plates
    auto/pojazd/samochód na zagranicznych blachacha car/vehicle with foreign plates
  6. brass instruments

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
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Descendants

  • Russian: бля́ха (bljáxa)
  • Ukrainian: бля́ха (bljáxa)

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “blacha”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • blacha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • blacha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • blacha in PWN's encyclopedia