wełna

See also: wełną

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wełna, from Proto-Slavic *vьlna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Doublet of flanela and lanugo. Compare English wool, French laine, German Wolle, Italian lana, Spanish lana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛw.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛwna
  • Syllabification: weł‧na

Noun

wełna f

  1. wool

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • wełna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wełna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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