drętwa

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See also: drętwą

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drętwa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛn.tfa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntfa
  • Syllabification: dręt‧wa

Etymology 1

Deverbal from drętwieć (“to stiffen, to be numb”).

Noun

drętwa f

  1. (poetic) numbness or torpor
    Synonym: drętwota
  2. electric ray (any fish of the order Torpedodiniformes)
    • 1895, Ignacy Machnikowski, Krótka Historya Naturalna‎, archived from the original on 2022-01-01, page 96:
      Drętwa żyjąca głównie w morzu Śródziemnym, ma przyrząd elektryczny o słupkowatych komórkach, na podobieństwo plastra pszczelnego ustawionych.
      The electric ray, living mainly in the Mediterranean Sea, has an electrical organ with rod-shaped cells aligned similar to a bee honeycomb.
Declension
Declension of drętwa
singular plural
nominative drętwa drętwy
genitive drętwy drętw
dative drętwie drętwom
accusative drętwę drętwy
instrumental drętwą drętwami
locative drętwie drętwach
vocative drętwo drętwy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

drętwa

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of drętwy

Further reading

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