hufnica
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See also: hufnicą
Old Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Old Czech húfnicě. By surface analysis, uf + -nica. Cognate with Czech houfnice and Slovak húfnica.
Pronunciation
Noun
hufnica f
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Descendants
- Polish: hufnica (historical)
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “hufnica, ufnica”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish hufnica. By surface analysis, huf + -nica. Doublet of haubica.
Pronunciation
Noun
hufnica f
- (historical, weaponry) small, light field gun with a short barrel
- Hypernym: działo polowe
Declension
Declension of hufnica
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