polewa

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈlɛ.va/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛva
  • Syllabification: po‧le‧wa

Etymology 1

Deverbal from polewać.

Noun

polewa f

  1. glaze (coating applied to food)
  2. (ceramics) glaze
    Synonym: szkliwo ceramiczne
  3. enamel (coating applied to metal objects)
  4. (geology) desert varnish
    Synonyms: glazura pustynna, lak pustynny, lakier pustynny, polewa pustynna, warnisz
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

polewa

  1. third-person singular present of polewać

Further reading

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