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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tętiva, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, to extend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛɲˈt͡ɕi.va/
- Rhymes: -iva
- Syllabification: cię‧ci‧wa
Noun
cięciwa f
- bowstring (string of an archer's bow)
- (geometry) chord
Declension
Further reading
- cięciwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cięciwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN