obława

Polish

Etymology

From an East Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *obloviti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔbˈwa.va/

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• Rhymes: -ava
• Syllabification: ob‧ła‧wa

Noun

obława f (diminutive obławka)

1. (hunting) battue, hunt (form of hunting)

   Synonym: nagonka

2. (law enforcement) dragnet, manhunt (efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects)

Declension

Declension of obława

	singular	plural
nominative	obława	obławy
genitive	obławy	obław
dative	obławie	obławom
accusative	obławę	obławy
instrumental	obławą	obławami
locative	obławie	obławach
vocative	obławo	obławy

Derived terms

adjective

• obławny

 

noun

• obławnik

 

Further reading

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