reduta

See also: redută and redutą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French redoute, from Italian ridotta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rɛˈdu.ta/
  • Rhymes: -uta
  • Syllabification: re‧du‧ta

Noun

reduta f (diminutive redutka)

  1. (military) redoubt (small, temporary, military fortification)
  2. (military) redoubt (reinforced refuge; fort)
  3. (by extension, figuratively) redoubt (idea or venture that is criticized and needs to be defended)
    Synonym: ostoja
  4. (historical) public masquerade ball

Declension
Declension of reduta
singular plural
nominative reduta reduty
genitive reduty redut
dative reducie redutom
accusative redutę reduty
instrumental redutą redutami
locative reducie redutach
vocative reduto reduty

Derived terms
adjective
  • redutowy
nouns
  • redutnik
  • redutowiec

Further reading
  • reduta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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