kotew

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• kotwa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /kɔtɛfʲ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /kɔtɛfʲ/

Noun

kotew f

1. (attested in Pomerania, Greater Poland) anchor
   • 1874-1891 [15th century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności‎^{[1], [2], [3]}, volume XXIV, Grochów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kcynia, page 67:

     Mittit tunc cotwi in mare

     [Mittit tunc kotwy in mare]

Descendants

• Polish: kotew, kotwa

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “kotew”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Alternative forms

• kotwa

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kotew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.tɛf/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.tɛfʲ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔtɛf
• Syllabification: ko‧tew

Noun

kotew f (diminutive kotewka)

1. anchor plate, wall washer

   Synonyms: ankier, ankra, łącznik

Declension

Declension of kotew

	singular	plural
nominative	kotew	kotwie
genitive	kotwi	kotwi
dative	kotwi	kotwiom
accusative	kotew	kotwie
instrumental	kotwią	kotwiami
locative	kotwi	kotwiach
vocative	kotwi	kotwie

Derived terms

• kotwica
• kotwić
• kotwiowy

 

Further reading

• kotew in Polish dictionaries at PWN