lico

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lice.

Pronunciation

Noun

lico n inan (diminutive licko)

  1. cheek (soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes)

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “lico”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “lico”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish lice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.t͡sɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -it͡sɔ
  • Syllabification: li‧co

Noun

lico n

  1. (poetic) face
    Synonyms: twarz, oblicze
  2. face (outer surface of something, especially of a wall or building)
    • 1995, Wanda Szkulmowska, Sztuka ludowa kaszubów: przeszłość i teraźniejszość, Kujawsko-Pomorskie Towarzystwo Kulturalne, archived from the original on 2022-09-09, page 171:
      Ta postać motywu kosza z kwiatami dekoruje z reguły symetrycznie dwa pola na licu skrzyni wyznaczone białymi liniami kwadratowych ramek.
      This figure of the motif of a basket with flowers, as a rule, symmetrically decorates two fields on the surface of a box, delimited by the white lines of square frames.
    • 2014 August 20, Mateusz Adamski, “Co chroni wpis do rejestru zabytków zespołu budowlanego”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2022-09-09:
      Dodatkowo mieszkańcy wskazali, że położenie warstwy termoizolacji zrównałoby lico budynku z licem fasady przylegającego narożnego budynku, których został ocieplony (a także podniesiony o 1,5 piętra) w latach 90-tych.
      In addition, the residents indicated that the placement of a layer of insulation would make the face of the building equal to the face of the facade of the adjacent building on the corner, which was insulated (and also made 1.5 floors higher) in the 90's.
    • 2017 July 5, Krzysztof Kowalski, “Najstarszy mur runął”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2022-09-09:
      Konstrukcja jest bardzo dobrze przemyślana, zastosowano w niej długie kamienie „klamry", które spajały fortyfikację, łącząc lico z wnętrzem muru.
      The construction is very well thought out; in it are used the long stones of a 'clasp', which bound the fortification together, connecting the face with the inside of the wall.

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • lico in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lico in Polish dictionaries at PWN