tło

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish tło, from Proto-Slavic *tьlo.

Pronunciation

 
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Noun

tło n

  1. background (part of picture)
  2. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) counter (surface on a fire, hearth, or at the bottom of a fireplace that holds food so it doesn't get cold)

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Further reading

  • tło in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tło in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “tło”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 143