sztyca

See also: sztycą

Polish

sztyca (sense 1)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stütze.[1] First attested in 1823.[2]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʂtɘ.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɘt͡sa
  • Syllabification: szty‧ca

Noun

sztyca f

  2. seat post; barpost (metal tube to which a bicycle saddle is attached, or a tube to which the handlebars are attached, allowing their height to be adjusted)
  3. (obsolete or dialectal, Far Masovian, Mława, derogatory) synonym of ksiądz
  4. (obsolete, regional) post (wooden device driven into the ground to support the ropes along their length while they are being made)
  5. (obsolete) sofa support (front support under the arm of the armchair, sofa)
  6. (obsolete) attachment frame (frame to which the front part of the cornice, frieze or tray is attatched)

Declension

Declension of sztyca
singular plural
nominative sztyca sztyce
genitive sztycy sztyc
dative sztycy sztycom
accusative sztycę sztyce
instrumental sztycą sztycami
locative sztycy sztycach
vocative sztyco sztyce

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “sztyca”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Dziennik Urzędowy Województwa Mazowieckiego (in Polish), number 394, 15 September 1823, page 11146

Further reading

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