reduta
See also: redută and redutą
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French redoute, from Italian ridotta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛˈdu.ta/
- Rhymes: -uta
- Syllabification: re‧du‧ta
Noun
reduta f (diminutive redutka)
- (military) redoubt (small, temporary, military fortification)
- (military) redoubt (reinforced refuge; fort)
- (by extension, figuratively) redoubt (idea or venture that is criticized and needs to be defended)
- Synonym: ostoja
- (historical) public masquerade ball
Declension
Declension of reduta
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | reduta | reduty |
| genitive | reduty | redut |
| dative | reducie | redutom |
| accusative | redutę | reduty |
| instrumental | redutą | redutami |
| locative | reducie | redutach |
| vocative | reduto | reduty |
Derived terms
adjective
- redutowy
nouns
- redutnik
- redutowiec
Further reading
- reduta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- reduta in Polish dictionaries at PWN