falc

See also: Falc, FALC, and falç

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian falce, from Latin falx.

Noun

falc f

  1. scythe

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Falz.[1][2][3] First attested in 1767.[4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /falt͡s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -alt͡s
  • Syllabification: falc

Noun

falc m inan (related adjective falcowy)

  1. (printing) fold (paper or cloth strip connecting the book cover with the endpaper)
  2. strip (piece of paper pasted into a book in place of a missing page)
  3. ridge (bump of a crease of the printing sheet when folding)
  4. (metallurgy) folding (act of joining two sheets of metal by folding the edge of one sheet into the other)
  5. (woodworking, masonry) rabbet (groove along the side edges of a wooden or stone element, enabling it to be connected to another element)
    Synonym: felc
  6. (leatherworking) A type of tanning tool for cutting leather.

Declension
Declension of falc
singular plural
nominative falc falce
genitive falcu falców
dative falcowi falcom
accusative falc falce
instrumental falcem falcami
locative falcu falcach
vocative falcu falce

Derived terms
verbs
  • falcować impf

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “falc”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “falc”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “falc”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “falc”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎

Further reading
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