szaniec

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Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Schanze. Doublet of skansen (open-air museum).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂa.ɲɛt͡s/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: sza‧niec

Noun[edit]

szaniec m inan (diminutive szańczyk)

  1. (military) sconce (earthwork fortification)
  2. (figuratively, literary) bastion, stronghold (place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea)
    Synonym: bastion

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
noun
verb

Descendants[edit]

  • Romanian: șanț
  • Russian: ша́нец (šánec)
  • Ukrainian: ша́нець (šánecʹ)

Further reading[edit]

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