mordownia
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See also: mordownią
Polish
Etymology
From mordować (“to murder”) + -nia.
Pronunciation
Noun
mordownia f
- (historical) murder hole (slit or hole above the entrance to a fortification, thought to provide access for defenders to kill invaders)
- (colloquial, figurative) drudgery, toil
- (colloquial, derogatory) shady area; unsafe place with lots of criminal activity
- (colloquial, derogatory) dive bar (disreputable bar)
- Synonym: speluna
Declension
Declension of mordownia
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mordownia | mordownie |
| genitive | mordowni | mordowni |
| dative | mordowni | mordowniom |
| accusative | mordownię | mordownie |
| instrumental | mordownią | mordowniami |
| locative | mordowni | mordowniach |
| vocative | mordownio | mordownie |