blokhauz

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Etymology

Borrowed from Low German *Blockhus. First attested in 1598.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔk.xaws/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔkxaws
  • Syllabification: blok‧hauz

Noun

blokhauz m inan

  1. (military) blockhouse (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports)
    jednokondygnacyjny blokhauza one-floor blockhouse
    dwukondygnacyjny blokhauza two-floor blockhouse
    blokhauz wartowniczya sentry blockhouse
    duże blokhauzybig blockhouses
    murowane blokhauzybrick/stone/concrete blockhouses
    blokhauzy artyleryjskieartillery blockhouses
    blokhauzy obronnedefensive blockhouses
    blokhauz ze strzelnicamiblockhouses with loopholes (for shooting)
    wybudować blokhauzyto build blockhouses

Declension

References

  1. ^ blokhauz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “blokus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku
  3. ^ blokhauz in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

  • blokhauz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • blokhauz in Polish dictionaries at PWN