łuk

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See also: luk, Luk, Luk., -luk, -lük, and lūk

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Noun

łuk

  1. fish

Polish

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łuk

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech luk, from Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, whence native Polish łęk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwuk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: łuk
  • Homophone: ług

Noun

łuk m inan (diminutive łuczek, related adjective łukowy)

  1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
    • 2021 October 13, “Norwegia: Mężczyzna uzbrojony w łuk zaatakował przechodniów. Są ofiary”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2021-10-13:
      W mieście Kongsberg uzbrojony w łuk i strzały mężczyzna zaatakował przechodniów.
      In the city of Kongsberg someone armed with a bow and arrows attacked passersby.
  2. (geometry) arc
  3. (architecture) arch
    • 2017 August 9, Wiktor Ferfecki, “Czy łuk triumfalny Bitwy Warszawskiej stanie w stolicy?”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2023-01-07:
      Jest założycielem Fundacji Towarzystwo Patriotyczne, które zabiega o budowę łuku triumfalnego upamiętniającego bitwę z 1920 r.
      He is a founder of the Patriotic Society Foundation, which is advocating the construction of a triumphal arch memorializing the battle in 1920.

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Further reading

  • łuk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łuk in Polish dictionaries at PWN