babie lato

Polish

Etymology

Literally, woman's summer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.bjɛ ˈla.tɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -atɔ

Noun

babie lato n

  1. (idiomatic) Indian summer (stretch of warm days in autumn)
    Synonym: złota jesień
  2. (idiomatic) gossamer (cobwebs)
  3. (obsolete) any plant of the genus Chamaenerion, e.g. willowherb, fireweed
    Synonym: wierzbówka

Declension

Further reading

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