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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaloba. By surface analysis, żałować + -oba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʐaˈwɔ.ba/
- Rhymes: -ɔba
- Syllabification: ża‧ło‧ba
Noun
żałoba f
- mourning
Declension
Further reading
- żałoba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- żałoba in Polish dictionaries at PWN