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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish wełna, from Proto-Slavic *vьlna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Doublet of flanela and lanugo. Compare English wool, French laine, German Wolle, Italian lana, Spanish lana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛw.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛwna
- Syllabification: weł‧na
Noun
wełna f
- wool
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- wełna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wełna in Polish dictionaries at PWN