okap

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Czech

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Okap

Etymology

Deverbal from okapat.

Pronunciation

Noun

okap m inan

  1. gutter, rain gutter, eavestrough (trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof)
    z deště pod okap.From the rain into the gutter; out of the frying pan, into the fire.

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • okap”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • okap”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • okap”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)kapъ, from Proto-Slavic *o(b)kapati.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔkap
  • Syllabification: o‧kap

Noun

okap m inan

  1. (architecture) eaves
  2. (architecture) canopy
    Synonyms: (Middle Polish) abdach, (Middle Polish) poddaszek, (Middle Polish) przeddaszek
  3. (geology) overhang, cornice (horizontal fragment protruding from a rock face)
    Synonym: zwis
  4. (architecture, Far Masovian) slant for draining water from a roof

Declension

Further reading

  • okap in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • okap in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “okap”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 117