sufit

See also: šufit

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soffitto or soffitta, from Vulgar Latin suffīctus, perfect passive participle of suffīgēre, suffīgō (“I fasten or fix onto”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.fit/
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  • Rhymes: -ufit
  • Syllabification: su‧fit

Noun

sufit m inan

  1. ceiling
    Synonym: strop

Declension
Declension of sufit
singular plural
nominative sufit sufity
genitive sufitu sufitów
dative sufitowi sufitom
accusative sufit sufity
instrumental sufitem sufitami
locative suficie sufitach
vocative suficie sufity

Derived terms
  • sufitowy

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “sufit”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 525

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