odwach

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Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Hauptwache.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔd.vax/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔdvax
  • Syllabification: od‧wach

Noun[edit]

odwach m inan

  1. (dated) guardhouse, watch house, guard building, guard booth, guard shack, security booth, security building, sentry building
    Synonyms: kordegarda, wartownia
  2. (dated) guards
    Synonym: straż

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Lithuanian: ãdvokas

Further reading[edit]

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