szaniec
Polish
Alternative forms
- szańc
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schanze. Doublet of skansen (“open-air museum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂa.ɲɛt͡s/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɲɛt͡s
- Syllabification: sza‧niec
Noun
szaniec m inan (diminutive szańczyk)
- (military) sconce (earthwork fortification)
- (figuratively, literary) bastion, stronghold (place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea)
- Synonym: bastion
Declension
Declension of szaniec
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | szaniec | szańce |
| genitive | szańca | szańców |
| dative | szańcowi | szańcom |
| accusative | szaniec | szańce |
| instrumental | szańcem | szańcami |
| locative | szańcu | szańcach |
| vocative | szańcu | szańce |
Derived terms
adjective
- szańcowy
noun
- szańcowiec
verb
- szańcować impf