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Old Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish karb.
Noun
karb m inan
- notch, nick, indent
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “karb”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish karb, from Middle High German kërbe.
Pronunciation
Noun
karb m inan (diminutive karbik)
- notch, nick, indent
- Synonyms: nacięcie, (obsolete) wrąb, narzaz
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- karb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- karb in Polish dictionaries at PWN