wieża Babel

See also: wieżą Babel

Polish

Etymology

From the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvjɛ.ʐa ˈba.bɛl/
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  • Rhymes: -abɛl

Proper noun

wieża Babel f

  1. (biblical) Tower of Babel
    Synonym: Babel
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) tower of Babel (situation where the use of many different languages is a source of confusion)
    Synonym: chaos

Declension

Further reading

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