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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German *Blockhus. First attested in 1598.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɔk.xaws/
- Rhymes: -ɔkxaws
- Syllabification: blok‧hauz
Noun
blokhauz m inan
- (military) blockhouse (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports)
- jednokondygnacyjny blokhauz ― a one-floor blockhouse
- dwukondygnacyjny blokhauz ― a two-floor blockhouse
- blokhauz wartowniczy ― a sentry blockhouse
- duże blokhauzy ― big blockhouses
- murowane blokhauzy ― brick/stone/concrete blockhouses
- blokhauzy artyleryjskie ― artillery blockhouses
- blokhauzy obronne ― defensive blockhouses
- blokhauz ze strzelnicami ― blockhouses with loopholes (for shooting)
- wybudować blokhauzy ― to build blockhouses
Declension
References
Further reading
- blokhauz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- blokhauz in Polish dictionaries at PWN