łańcuch
Polish
Etymology
From Old Czech lancúh, from an unattested compound of Middle High German lanne (“chain”) and Middle High German zug (“tug, pull”), the former being from Old High German lanna (“metal sheet, platelet; chain”), from Vulgar Latin lanna from Latin lāmina (“sheet especially of metal”), the latter from the well-known Proto-Germanic *tugiz (“tug, pull”).
Pronunciation
Noun
łańcuch m inan (diminutive łańcuszek)
- chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
- (mathematics) chain
- (computer science) string
Declension
Declension of łańcuch
singular | plural | |
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nominative | łańcuch | łańcuchy |
genitive | łańcucha | łańcuchów |
dative | łańcuchowi | łańcuchom |
accusative | łańcuch | łańcuchy |
instrumental | łańcuchem | łańcuchami |
locative | łańcuchu | łańcuchach |
vocative | łańcuchu | łańcuchy |
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