gawęda

See also: Gawęda, gawędą, and Gawędą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish gawęda, gawędź.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈvɛn.da/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnda
  • Syllabification: ga‧wę‧da
  • Homophones: Gawęda, Gawenda

Noun

gawęda f (diminutive gawędka)

  1. story, tale
    Synonym: opowieść
  2. gawęda (Polish genre of literature, stylized as an oral tale, characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language, that presented a picture of Sarmatian szlachta (nobility, or gentry) manners and morals)
  3. (dated) informal, social conversation
    Synonyms: gadka, pogaducha, pogaduszka, pogawędka, pogwarka, rozmówka

Declension
Declension of gawęda
singular plural
nominative gawęda gawędy
genitive gawędy gawęd
dative gawędzie gawędom
accusative gawędę gawędy
instrumental gawędą gawędami
locative gawędzie gawędach
vocative gawędo gawędy

Derived terms
adjective
  • gawędowy
nouns
  • gawędowicz
verbs
adjective
adverb
  • gawędziarsko
nouns

Descendants
  • → Old Ruthenian: гаве́нда (havénda)

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