kotwica

See also: Kotwica, kotwicą, and Kotwicą

Polish
kotwica

Etymology

From kotew +‎ -ica. By surface analysis, kot +‎ -ew +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔtˈfi.t͡sa/
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  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: kot‧wi‧ca
  • Homophone: Kotwica

Noun

kotwica f (diminutive kotwiczka, related adjective kotwicowy or kotwiczny)

  1. (nautical) anchor (tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement)
  2. anchor escapement (metal arch with curved ends that keeps the clock mechanism in uniform motion)
  3. anchor (moving part of the magnetic circuit of the relay used to control the contacts)
  4. (rare) St. John's wort, goatweed (any plant of the genus Hypericum)
    Synonym: dziurawiec

Declension
Declension of kotwica
singular plural
nominative kotwica kotwice
genitive kotwicy kotwic
dative kotwicy kotwicom
accusative kotwicę kotwice
instrumental kotwicą kotwicami
locative kotwicy kotwicach
vocative kotwico kotwice

Derived terms
nouns
  • kotwicowisko
  • kotwicznik
verbs
nouns
  • kotwiczne

Further reading
  • kotwica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kotwica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kotwica in PWN's encyclopedia
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