barbakan
See also: Barbakan and barbakán
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English barbican. Possibly borrowed from French barbacane or German Barbakane, possibly through Spanish barbacana,[1] or borrowed from Italian barbacane.[2] Further etymology uncertain, possibly from Arabic بَرْبَخ (barbaḵ, “aqueduct, sewer”) or Persian بابخانه (bâb-xâne, “gatehouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /barˈba.kan/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -akan
- Syllabification: bar‧ba‧kan
- Homophone: Barbakan
Noun
barbakan m inan
- (historical, military) barbican (tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town)
- Synonym: rondel
Declension
Declension of barbakan
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | barbakan | barbakany |
| genitive | barbakanu | barbakanów |
| dative | barbakanowi | barbakanom |
| accusative | barbakan | barbakany |
| instrumental | barbakanem | barbakanami |
| locative | barbakanie | barbakanach |
| vocative | barbakanie | barbakany |
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “barbakan”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “barbakan”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN