gawęda
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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish gawęda, gawędź.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈvɛn.da/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnda
- Syllabification: ga‧wę‧da
- Homophones: Gawęda, Gawenda
Noun
gawęda f (diminutive gawędka)
- story, tale
- Synonym: opowieść
- gawęda (Polish genre of literature, stylized as an oral tale, characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language, that presented a picture of Sarmatian szlachta (nobility, or gentry) manners and morals)
- (dated) informal, social conversation
Declension
Declension of gawęda
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
verbs
- gawędzić impf
- pogawędzić pf
Related terms
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Descendants
- → Old Ruthenian: гаве́нда (havénda)