larwa

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See also: larwą and larwã

Kashubian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Larve, from Latin lārva (ghost; mask).

Noun[edit]

larwa f

  1. mask
  2. ugly face

Further reading[edit]

  • larwa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “maska”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
larwa sense 1
larwa sense 2

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism; compare English larva, French larve, German Larve, ultimately from Latin lārva.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlar.va/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arva
  • Syllabification: lar‧wa

Noun[edit]

larwa f (diminutive larwka, related adjective larwalny)

  1. (entomology, lepidopterology) grub, larva, maggot (early stage of growth for some insects, in which after hatching from their egg, they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub)
    Hyponym: czerw
    Coordinate terms: imago, poczwarka
  2. (batrachology) larva (early stage of growth for some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, they lack limbs and resemble fish)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) grub, maggot (despicable person)
  4. (archaic) apparition, phantom, specter, spook, wraith
    Synonyms: mara, maszkara, straszydło, upiór, widmo, zjawa
  5. (obsolete) mask (cover for the face)
    Synonym: maska

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

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Related terms[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • larwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • larwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • larwa in PWN's encyclopedia

Silesian[edit]

Silesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Larve.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlarva/
  • Rhymes: -arva
  • Syllabification: lar‧wa

Noun[edit]

larwa f

  1. mask (cover for the face)
    Synonym: maska

Further reading[edit]