parawan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French paravent.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paˈra.van/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -avan
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧wan

Noun

parawan m inan (diminutive parawanik)

  1. folding screen, windbreak
  2. (nautical) paravane (device for cutting the moorings of mines)

Declension
Declension of parawan
singular plural
nominative parawan parawany
genitive parawanu parawanów
dative parawanowi parawanom
accusative parawan parawany
instrumental parawanem parawanami
locative parawanie parawanach
vocative parawanie parawany

Derived terms
adjective
  • parawanowy

Further reading
  • parawan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • parawan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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