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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ū̆ncia.
Pronunciation
Noun
uncja f
- avoirdupois ounce (28.3495 g)
- troy ounce (31.1035 g)
- fluid ounce (1.7339 cubic inches or 28.4131 millilitres)
- (Ancient Rome, historical) ounce, uncia (unit of length equal to 1/12 of the Roman foot)
Declension
Further reading
- uncja in Polish dictionaries at PWN