skwer

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English square, from Middle English square, sqware, squyre, from Old French esquarre, esquerre, from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- +‎ quadro, from quadrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skfɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Syllabification: skwer

Noun

skwer m inan (diminutive skwerek)

1. garden square, plaza

Declension

Declension of skwer

	singular	plural
nominative	skwer	skwery
genitive	skweru	skwerów
dative	skwerowi	skwerom
accusative	skwer	skwery
instrumental	skwerem	skwerami
locative	skwerze	skwerach
vocative	skwerze	skwery

Derived terms

adjective

• skwerowy

 

Further reading

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