skarpa

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See also: skarpą and skärpa

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskar.pa/
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  • Rhymes: -arpa
  • Syllabification: skar‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian scarpa, from Gothic skarpo, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Noun

skarpa f

  1. escarpment (in fortifications)
  2. buttress
  3. scarp (in geotechnics: a steep wall of soil, formed naturally or artificially)
Declension
Derived terms
adjective

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skarpa m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of skarp

Further reading

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

Swedish

Adjective

skarpa

  1. inflection of skarp:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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