żwir

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian žvỹras.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐvir/
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  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Syllabification: żwir

Noun

żwir m inan

  1. gravel
    Synonyms: (dialectal) szczerk, szczyrk

Declension

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adjectives
nouns
verb

Descendants

  • Yiddish: זשוויר (zhvir)

Further reading

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