postawa
See also: postawą
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *postava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˈsta.va/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ava
- Syllabification: po‧sta‧wa
Noun
postawa f
- posture, stance, demeanor
- (psychology) attitude, disposition
- (phonetics) retention-stage, stop-stage (phase when the organs of speech remain in the correct position for a given vowel)
- Synonym: szczyt
Declension
Declension of postawa
singular | plural | |
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nominative | postawa | postawy |
genitive | postawy | postaw |
dative | postawie | postawom |
accusative | postawę | postawy |
instrumental | postawą | postawami |
locative | postawie | postawach |
vocative | postawo | postawy |
Further reading
- postawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- postawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN