odłam

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Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from odłamać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔd.wam/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔdwam
  • Syllabification: od‧łam

Noun

odłam m inan

  1. large splinter (fragment of material broken off from a larger whole)
  2. faction, splinter, breakaway (group split off from a larger membership)

Declension

Further reading

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