kontredans
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French contredanse.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kontredans m animal (diminutive kontredansik, related adjective kontredansowy)
- contra dance (type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length)
- contra dance (music for this dance)
- (figurative) situation that is volatile but does not lead to a final resolution
Declension
[edit]Declension of kontredans
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kontredans | kontredanse/kontredansy |
genitive | kontredansa | kontredansów |
dative | kontredansowi | kontredansom |
accusative | kontredansa | kontredanse/kontredansy |
instrumental | kontredansem | kontredansami |
locative | kontredansie | kontredansach |
vocative | kontredansie | kontredanse/kontredansy |
Further reading
[edit]- kontredans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kontredans in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- kontredans in PWN's encyclopedia