wiatrownica
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See also: wiatrownicą
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
wiatrownica f
- (architecture) fascia, frieze (wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing)
- Synonym: wiatrówka
- (construction) wind girder (truss built of thick steel beams, stiffening the bridge structure and protecting it from strong wind gusts)
- (rail transport) smoke deflector (device fitted to either side or on top of the smokebox of some steam locomotives, the purpose of which was to lift smoke clear of the locomotive at speed, so it wouldn't obscure the driver's vision)
- windchest (chest or reservoir of wind in an organ)
- Synonyms: skrzynia wiatrowa, wiatrownia
Declension
Declension of wiatrownica
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wiatrownica | wiatrownice |
| genitive | wiatrownicy | wiatrownic |
| dative | wiatrownicy | wiatrownicom |
| accusative | wiatrownicę | wiatrownice |
| instrumental | wiatrownicą | wiatrownicami |
| locative | wiatrownicy | wiatrownicach |
| vocative | wiatrownico | wiatrownice |
Further reading
- wiatrownica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wiatrownica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- wiatrownica in PWN's encyclopedia