wolant
Polish
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Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from French volant. First attested in the 1743-1745.[1]
Noun
editwolant m inan (related adjective wolantowy)
- (aeronautics) yoke, control column
- Synonyms: kolumna sterowa, sterownica
- (historical) ruffle used to decorate women's dresses
Declension
editDeclension of wolant
Noun
editwolant m inan
- (historical, badminton) shuttlecock, birdie (cork to which feathers are attached to form a cone shape struck with rackets in the games of badminton and battledore)
- (historical, metonymically, sports) battledore and shuttlecock, jeu de volant (early version of the game badminton)
Declension
editDeclension of wolant
Etymology 2
editNoun
editwolant m inan (diminutive wolancik)
- (historical) type of cabriolet carriage
Declension
editDeclension of wolant
References
editFurther reading
edit- wolant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wolant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “wolant”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 686
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “wolant”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
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- Polish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔlant
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- pl:Aeronautics
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