tęcza

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See also: tęczą

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tęcza

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish tęcza, from Proto-Slavic *tǫča. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ту̏ча/tȕča (hail)[1] and Russian ту́ча (túča, rain cloud). Compare Lithuanian tánkus (dense).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.t͡ʂa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt͡ʂa
  • Syllabification: tę‧cza

Noun

tęcza f

  1. rainbow
    Synonyms: (dialectal) dęga, pijawa

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References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “tęcza”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 570

Further reading

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