cegła

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See also: cegłą

Polish[edit]

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cegły

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle High German ziegel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛɡ.wa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡwa
  • Syllabification: ceg‧ła

Noun[edit]

cegła f (diminutive cegiełka, related adjective ceglany)

  1. brick (hardened rectangular block of mud, clay, etc., used for building)
  2. (derogatory, figurative) thick and uninteresting book
  3. (figurative, humorous) brick (mobile phone, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
nouns

Descendants[edit]

  • Belarusian: цэ́гла (céhla)
  • Ukrainian: це́гла (céhla)

Further reading[edit]

  • cegła in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cegła in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • cegła in PWN's encyclopedia