parawan
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French paravent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈra.van/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -avan
- Syllabification: pa‧ra‧wan
Noun
parawan m inan (diminutive parawanik)
- folding screen, windbreak
- (nautical) paravane (device for cutting the moorings of mines)
Declension
Declension of parawan
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | parawan | parawany |
| genitive | parawanu | parawanów |
| dative | parawanowi | parawanom |
| accusative | parawan | parawany |
| instrumental | parawanem | parawanami |
| locative | parawanie | parawanach |
| vocative | parawanie | parawany |
Derived terms
adjective
- parawanowy
Further reading
- parawan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- parawan in Polish dictionaries at PWN