odwach

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hauptwache.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔd.vax/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔdvax
Syllabification: od‧wach

Noun

odwach m inan

(dated) guardhouse, watch house, guard building, guard booth, guard shack, security booth, security building, sentry building
Synonyms: kordegarda, wartownia
(dated) guards
Synonym: straż

Declension

Declension of odwach

	singular	plural
nominative	odwach	odwachy
genitive	odwachu	odwachów
dative	odwachowi	odwachom
accusative	odwach	odwachy
instrumental	odwachem	odwachami
locative	odwachu	odwachach
vocative	odwachu	odwachy

Descendants

→ Lithuanian: ãdvokas

Further reading

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

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