huragan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouragan. Doublet of orkan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuˈra.ɡan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡan
  • Syllabification: hu‧ra‧gan

Noun

huragan m inan (related adjective huraganowy)

  1. (meteorology) hurricane (severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes)
  2. (figurative) outburst (sudden display of emotion)
    Synonym: wybuch
  3. (figurative) turmoil (violent event in the history of the world or in someone's life)
    Synonyms: burza, nawałnica, sztorm, wicher, wichura, wstrząs, zawierucha

Declension

Declension of huragan
singular plural
nominative huragan huragany
genitive huraganu huraganów
dative huraganowi huraganom
accusative huragan huragany
instrumental huraganem huraganami
locative huraganie huraganach
vocative huraganie huragany
adverbs
  • huraganowo

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: הוראַגאַן (huragan)

Further reading

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