mrówkowiec

Polish

Etymology

From mrówka +‎ -owiec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mrufˈkɔ.vjɛt͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: mrów‧ko‧wiec

Noun

mrówkowiec m animal

  1. any antwren of the genus Euchrepomis

Declension

Noun

mrówkowiec m inan

  1. (colloquial) very large, multi-storey apartment block, typical of housing in former socialist countries
    Synonym: mrowiskowiec

Declension

Further reading

  • mrówkowiec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mrówkowiec in Polish dictionaries at PWN