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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish zwonica／zwonnica. By surface analysis, dzwon + -nica.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -it͡sa
- Syllabification: dzwon‧ni‧ca
Noun
dzwonnica f (diminutive dzwonniczka, related adjective dzwonniczy)
- belfry (a bell tower or steeple housing bells, especially one that is part of a church)
- (figurative, Middle Polish) something subordinate or subservient
Declension
Further reading
- dzwonnica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dzwonnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “DZWONICA”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- Marek Kunicki-Goldfinger (25.03.2020) “DZWONNICA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]