kołowrót

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Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvrut
  • Syllabification: ko‧ło‧wrót

Noun

kołowrót m inan (diminutive kołowrotek)

  1. wheel and axle
  2. windlass
    Synonyms: wciągarka, wyciągarka, wyciąg, dźwigarka, wydźwigarka
  3. hoist
    Synonyms: wciągnik, podnośnik, dźwig, dźwignik
  4. circle
    Synonyms: grono, koło, krąg, okrąg
  5. 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