larwa
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Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Larve. Compare Silesian larwa.
Pronunciation
Noun
larwa f
Further reading
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “maska”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “larwa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English larva, French larve, German Larve, ultimately from Latin lārva.
Pronunciation
Noun
larwa f (diminutive larwka, related adjective larwalny)
- (entomology, lepidopterology) grub, larva, maggot (early stage of growth for some insects, in which after hatching from their egg, they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub)
- (batrachology) larva (early stage of growth for some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, they lack limbs and resemble fish)
- (colloquial, derogatory) grub, maggot (despicable person)
- (archaic) apparition, phantom, specter, spook, wraith
- (obsolete) mask (cover for the face)
- Synonym: maska
Declension
Declension of larwa
Derived terms
nouns
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- larwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- larwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- larwa in PWN's encyclopedia
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Larve. Compare Kashubian larwa.
Pronunciation
Noun
larwa f
Further reading
- larwa in silling.org