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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Hypothek, from Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”), from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “warning, pledge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xi.pɔˈtɛ.ka/
- Rhymes: -ɛka
- Syllabification: hi‧po‧te‧ka
Noun
hipoteka f
- (law) mortgage, lien; limited legal right to seize real estate by a creditor when the debtor defaults on the payment of a loan
Declension
Further reading
- hipoteka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hipoteka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
hipotéka f (Cyrillic spelling хипоте́ка)
- mortgage
Declension