watra

See also: watrą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian vatră.[1][2] First attested in 1681–1752.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈva.tra/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈva.tra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -atra
  • Syllabification: wa‧tra

Noun

watra f

  1. (Podhale) Synonym of ognisko (“bonfire, campfire”)
  2. (obsolete) ashes left in a clearing after burning trees or straw

Declension
Declension of watra
singular plural
nominative watra watry
genitive watry watr
dative watrze watrom
accusative watrę watry
instrumental watrą watrami
locative watrze watrach
vocative watro watry

References
  1. Michael Hornsby (2016) “Wielojęzyczność i kontakty językowe”, in Tomasz Wicherkiewicz, transl., Języki w niebezpieczeństwie‎ (in Polish), Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Neofilologiczny, Poznań: Księga wiedzy, archived from the original on February 5, 2023, page 86
  2. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “watra”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  3. Paweł Kupiszewski (15.07.2021) “WATRA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English water.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.tra/

Noun

watra

  1. water

Derived terms

References
  • Pidgins and Creoles: An Introduction (1995, →ISBN
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