bitwa

See also: bitwą

Kashubian

Alternative forms

  • biôtka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bìtva

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbitfa/
  • Syllabification: bit‧wa

Noun

bitwa f (diminutive bitewka)

  1. battle

Derived terms

adjectives

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bitwa”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bitwa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • bitwa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bitwa, from Proto-Slavic *bìtva. By surface analysis, bić + -twa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbit.fa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -itfa
  • Syllabification: bit‧wa

Noun

bitwa f (diminutive bitewka) [+ z (instrumental) = with whom] [+ między (object)]/[+ pomiędzy (instrumental) = between whom and whom] [+ o (accusative) = for what]

  1. (military) battle (general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement) [+ nad (instrumental) = of what river], [+ pod (instrumental) = of what geographic location]
    Hyponym: batalia
  2. fight, brawl, struggle (physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups)
    Synonyms: bitka, bójka
  3. battle, fight (nonphysical conflict, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.)
    Synonyms: walka, wojna

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
verb

Collocations

Further reading

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