osnowa

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osnova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈsnɔ.va/

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• Rhymes: -ɔva
• Syllabification: o‧sno‧wa

Noun

osnowa f

1. (weaving) warp

   Coordinate term: wątek

2. groundwork
3. theme, subject (of literature)
4. (obsolete, grammar) stem (the first part of a word, before the inflecting suffixes)

Declension

Declension of osnowa

	singular	plural
nominative	osnowa	osnowy
genitive	osnowy	osnów
dative	osnowie	osnowom
accusative	osnowę	osnowy
instrumental	osnową	osnowami
locative	osnowie	osnowach
vocative	osnowo	osnowy

Related terms

• snuć

 

Further reading

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