zwój

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvojь.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -uj
  • Syllabification: zwój

Noun

zwój m inan (diminutive zwitek)

  1. scroll
    Synonyms: woluta, zwit
  2. roll
    Synonyms: rolka, rulon, wałek
  3. coil
    Synonyms: cewka, wężownica, zwitka, zwojnica
  4. reel
    Synonyms: kołowrotek, motek, szpula
  5. (anatomy) ganglion
    zwój trójdzielnytrigeminal ganglion
  6. (Western Greater Poland) well crane (crane for pulling water from a well)
    Hypernym: żuraw

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Further reading

  • zwój in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zwój in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “zwój”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 29