łożysko

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Polish

Etymology

From łoże +‎ -ysko.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɘskɔ
  • Syllabification: ło‧żys‧ko

Noun

łożysko n

  1. bearing, mechanical device that lowers friction
  2. placenta
  3. bed of a river or canal
  4. (Far Masovian) base of boards or branches under a stack of hay placed around a vertical pole
    Coordinate term: szczeczor

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • łożysko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łożysko in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Antoni Waga (1860) “szczeczor”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 758