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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish gonitwa. By surface analysis, gonić + -i- + -twa. Compare Bulgarian гонѝтба (gonìtba), Czech honitba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔˈɲi.tfa/
- Rhymes: -itfa
- Syllabification: go‧ni‧twa
Noun
gonitwa f
- chase, pursuit (act of pursuing)
- Synonyms: (dialectal) gońba, pogoń, pościg
- (horse racing) race
- Synonyms: (obsolete) goń, wyścig
Declension
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Further reading
- gonitwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gonitwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN