wietrznik

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Polish

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Etymology

From wiatr +‎ -nik. Calque of German Windbeutel.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

wietrznik m inan

  1. (Poznań) cream puff (hollow pastry filled with cream or custard)
    Synonym: ptyś
  2. (construction) venthole
    Synonym: wywietrznik
  3. (architecture) fortochka (small horizontal window used for ventilation)
    Synonyms: lufcik, oberluft, wywietrzak, wywietrznik
  4. (architecture) weather vane
    Synonym: wiatrowskaz
  5. (architecture, Chełmno-Dobrzyń) wind plank (board of wood attached to the end of the roof to protect it from wind)
  6. (hunting) nose of a dog, fox, and other carnivores

Declension

Noun

wietrznik m pers (female equivalent wietrznica)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) airhead (thoughtless or irresponsible person)
    Synonyms: lekkoduch, świszczypał, świszczypała, świszczypałka

Declension

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • wietrznik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wietrznik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “wietrznik”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 144