kontredans

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French contredanse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈtrɛ.dans/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdans
  • Syllabification: kon‧tre‧dans

Noun[edit]

kontredans m animal (diminutive kontredansik, related adjective kontredansowy)

  1. contra dance (type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length)
    1. contra dance (music for this dance)
  2. (figurative) situation that is volatile but does not lead to a final resolution

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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