amfilada

See also: amfiladą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French enfilade.[1][2][3] First attested in 1829.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am.fiˈla.da/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: am‧fi‧la‧da

Noun

amfilada f

  1. (architecture) enfilade (series of doors that provide a vista when open)
    długa amfiladaa long enfilade
    amfilada pokoi/pomieszczeńenfilade of rooms
    amfilada salenfilade of hallways
  2. (obsolete, military) enfilade (gunfire directed along the length of a target)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amfilada”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “amfilada”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amfilada”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. Elżbieta Jaraczewska (1829) Pierwsza młodość, pierwsze uczucia : powieść narodowa. T. 3 (in Polish), page 145

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