pokrywa

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See also: pokrywą

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈkrɘ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘva
  • Syllabification: po‧kry‧wa

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pokrywać.

Noun

pokrywa f (diminutive pokrywka)

  1. blanket
  2. cover
  3. tectum (dorsal part of the midbrain)
  4. (ornithology) covert, tectrix (type of feather)
  5. (botany) involucral bract
  6. (entomology) elytron
    Synonym: (less common) okrywa
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pokrywa

  1. third-person singular present of pokrywać

Further reading

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