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Polish
Etymology
From liść + -owie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lisˈtɔ.vjɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɔvjɛ
- Syllabification: lis‧to‧wie
Noun
listowie n
- (botany, collective, literary) foliage (the leaves of plants)
1953, Anna Kowalska, Na Rogatce, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, page 115:W alei na Zamku rozłożyste kasztany o niezmiernej bujności listowia rzucały gęsty cień.- In the boulevard in the Castle, spreading chestnut trees with immense lushness of foliage cast thick shadows.
Declension
Further reading
- listowie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- listowie in Polish dictionaries at PWN