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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔvrut
- Syllabification: ko‧ło‧wrót
Noun
kołowrót m inan (diminutive kołowrotek)
- wheel and axle
- windlass
- Synonyms: wciągarka, wyciągarka, wyciąg, dźwigarka, wydźwigarka
- hoist
- Synonyms: wciągnik, podnośnik, dźwig, dźwignik
- circle
- Synonyms: grono, koło, krąg, okrąg
- turnstile (rotating mechanical device)
- Synonym: turnikiet
Declension
Further reading
- kołowrót in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kołowrót in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Saloni (1899) “kołowrót”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 240