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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish stpica, szpica, śpica, from Proto-Slavic *stъpìca, influenced by or merged with German Spitze. Doublet of szpic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂpi.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -it͡sa
- Syllabification: szpi‧ca
Noun
szpica f
- (military) spearhead (the leading military unit in an attack)
- Hypernym: pododdział
- (archaic) point (the sharp tip of an object)
- Synonym: szpic
Declension
Further reading
- szpica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szpica in Polish dictionaries at PWN