latawiec
Polish
latawiec
Etymology
From latać + -awiec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈta.vjɛt͡s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -avjɛt͡s
- Syllabification: la‧ta‧wiec
Noun
latawiec m inan
- kite (flying toy on string)
- (meteorology) weather kite
- (obsolete) aeroplane; glider (sailplane)
- (geometry) kite
- Synonym: deltoid
Declension
Declension of latawiec
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | latawiec | latawce |
| genitive | latawca | latawców |
| dative | latawcowi | latawcom |
| accusative | latawiec | latawce |
| instrumental | latawcem | latawcami |
| locative | latawcu | latawcach |
| vocative | latawcu | latawce |
Noun
latawiec m anim (feminine latawica)
- (Slavic, mythology) a flying demon, often with the spirit of a prematurely deceased person
- (obsolete) a galloping horse
- any bird-of-paradise of the genus Cicinnurus
- latawiec królewski ― king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)
- (usually in the plural) colugo, flying lemur, dermopteran
Declension
Declension of latawiec
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | latawiec | latawce |
| genitive | latawca | latawców |
| dative | latawcowi | latawcom |
| accusative | latawca | latawce |
| instrumental | latawcem | latawcami |
| locative | latawcu | latawcach |
| vocative | latawcu/latawcze | latawce |
Noun
latawiec m pers (feminine latawica)
- (colloquial) person who enjoys spending time outside the home
Declension
Declension of latawiec
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | latawiec | latawcy |
| genitive | latawca | latawców |
| dative | latawcowi | latawcom |
| accusative | latawca | latawców |
| instrumental | latawcem | latawcami |
| locative | latawcu | latawcach |
| vocative | latawcze | latawcy |
Further reading
- latawiec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- latawiec in Polish dictionaries at PWN