arabeska

See also: arabeską

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈarabɛska]

Noun

arabeska f

  1. arabesque

Declension

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French arabesque, from Italian arabesco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.raˈbɛs.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛska
  • Syllabification: a‧ra‧bes‧ka

Noun

arabeska f (related adjective arabeskowy)

  1. (architecture, art) arabesque (ornamental design used in Islamic Art)
  2. (music) arabesque (ornate composition)
  3. (ballet) arabesque (dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched)
  4. arabesque (literary genre typical of German Romanticism)
  5. cake with one layer of poppy seed and another of cheese

Declension

adverbs

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arǎbeska/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ra‧be‧ska

Noun

aràbeska f (Cyrillic spelling ара̀беска)

  1. arabesque

Declension

Declension of arabeska
singular plural
nominative aràbeska arabeske
genitive arabeske aràbesāka/aràbeskī
dative aràbesci arabeskama
accusative arabesku arabeske
vocative arabesko arabeske
locative aràbesci arabeskama
instrumental arabeskom arabeskama