nastawa

See also: nastawą

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from nastawić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈsta.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Syllabification: na‧sta‧wa

Noun

nastawa f

  1. (architecture) retable, reredos (area in a church behind the altar)
  2. (phonetics) onglide (phase while the articulators are moving into position to produce a new speech sound)
    Synonyms: następ, wstęp
  3. setting (pre-defined level on a dial or control)

Declension

Verb

nastawa

  1. (archaic) third-person singular present of nastawać

Further reading

  • nastawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN