hebel
See also: Hebel
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish hebel, from Middle High German höbel (see modern German Hobel (“plane”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.bɛl/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛbɛl
- Syllabification: he‧bel
- Homophone: Hebel
Noun
hebel m inan (diminutive hebelek, related adjective heblowy)
- (carpentry) plane (tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface)
- (colloquial) clunker (decrepit motor car)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gruchot
- (colloquial, engineering) brake (device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car)
- (colloquial, radio, television) knob or dial that is part of a sound processing device used in radio and television studios and clubs
Declension
Declension of hebel
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hebel | heble |
| genitive | hebla | hebli/heblów |
| dative | heblowi | heblom |
| accusative | hebel | heble |
| instrumental | heblem | heblami |
| locative | heblu | heblach |
| vocative | heblu | heble |
Derived terms
nouns
- heblarka
- heblarnia
- heblowina
- heblownica
- heblówka
verbs
- heblować impf
Related terms
adjectives
- hebelkowy