przecznica

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Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish przecznica, przesznica. By surface analysis, przeko +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /pʂɛˈt͡ʂɲi.t͡sa/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): (16th c.) /pr̝et͡ʂˈɲi.t͡sa/, (17th–18th c.) /pʂet͡ʂˈɲi.t͡sa/
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  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: prze‧czni‧ca

Noun

przecznica f (diminutive przeczniczka)

  1. turn-off, cut-through, block, turning, intersection, junction (street perpendicular to the main thoroughfare or other street)
  2. (mining) extensive excavation drilled horizontally in the rock across the layers
    Hypernym: wyrobisko
  3. (obsolete) crosspiece (horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something)
    Synonym: poprzeczka
  4. (Middle Polish) argument, contention, dispute, quarrel
    Synonyms: spór, swar, (archaic) zwada

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • przecznica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • przecznica in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “przecznica”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]