kotwica
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From kotew + -ica. By surface analysis, kot + -ew + -ica.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kotwica f (diminutive kotwiczka, related adjective kotwicowy or kotwiczny)
- (nautical) anchor (tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement)
- anchor escapement (metal arch with curved ends that keeps the clock mechanism in uniform motion)
- anchor (moving part of the magnetic circuit of the relay used to control the contacts)
- (rare) St. John's wort, goatweed (any plant of the genus Hypericum)
- Synonym: dziurawiec
Declension[edit]
Declension of kotwica
Derived terms[edit]
nouns
verbs
- kotwiczyć impf
Related terms[edit]
nouns
Further reading[edit]
Categories:
- Polish terms suffixed with -ica
- Polish terms suffixed with -ew
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/it͡sa
- Rhymes:Polish/it͡sa/3 syllables
- Polish terms with homophones
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Nautical
- Polish terms with rare senses
- pl:Clocks
- pl:Flowers
- pl:Malpighiales order plants
- pl:Timekeeping
- pl:Tools