watra

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romanian vatră.[1][2] First attested in 1681–1752.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -atra
  • Syllabification: wa‧tra

Noun

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watra f

  1. (Podhale) Synonym of ognisko (bonfire, campfire)
  2. (obsolete) ashes left in a clearing after burning trees or straw

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Michael Hornsby (2016) “Wielojęzyczność i kontakty językowe”, in Tomasz Wicherkiewicz, transl., Języki w niebezpieczeństwie[1] (in Polish), Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Neofilologiczny, Poznań: Księga wiedzy, archived from the original on February 5, 2023, page 86
  2. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “watra”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  3. ^ Paweł Kupiszewski (15.07.2021) “WATRA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English water.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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watra

  1. water

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aukan: wataa
  • Saramaccan: wáta

References

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  • Pidgins and Creoles: An Introduction (1995, →ISBN