gwara

See also: Gwara, gwarą, and Gwarą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gvara, *gvarъ.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡva.ra/
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  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: gwa‧ra
  • Homophone: Gwara

Noun

gwara f

  1. (linguistics) non-standard dialect, vernacular
    Synonyms: dialekt, narzecze
  2. (linguistics) subdialect
  3. (linguistics) argot, jargon, slang
    Synonyms: argot, slang, żargon
  4. (Kuyavia) face; mug
    Synonyms: gęba, pysk
  5. (Kuyavia, figuratively) speech; voice

Declension

Declension of gwara
singular plural
nominative gwara gwary
genitive gwary gwar
dative gwarze gwarom
accusative gwarę gwary
instrumental gwarą gwarami
locative gwarze gwarach
vocative gwaro gwary

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
  • gwaroznawca
  • gwaroznawstwo
adjective
adverbs
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • gwara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gwara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “gwara”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 271
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