tendencja

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Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tendentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛnˈdɛn.t͡sja/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnt͡sja
  • Syllabification: ten‧den‧cja

Noun

tendencja f (diminutive tendencyjka)

  1. inclination (mental tendency)
    Synonyms: dążność, inklinacja, skłonność
  2. tendency (likelihood of behaving in a particular way)
    Synonym: dążność

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adverb
noun

Further reading

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