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folga.

relief (rest from work)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɔl.ɡa//ˈfɔl.ɡa/Middle, Polish[ˈfɔl.ɡa][ˈfɔl.ɡa]
  1. relief (rest from work)

    dated · dialectal · feminine · literary · uncountable
  2. play, looseness (ability to move of something attached to something else)

    feminine
  3. foil (thin metal tray placed under expensive stones to increase their shine)

    broadly · countable · feminine · obsolete
  4. support (anything placed underneath something) stump pole (pole for clearing stumps; one end is used to pry up the root of the tree trunk, and the other end is tilted towards the ground by several people using their hands and the entire weight of their bodies)

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  5. support (anything placed underneath something) synonym of podstawek

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  6. lame (thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor)

    broadly · countable · feminine · literary
  7. post strap (strap for attaching the post to which the horse is tied) horse loop (spare loop on a rope; leather loop through which the belt, or rope, used by the horse to pull the carriage is passed)

    Lithuania · feminine · obsolete
  8. post strap (strap for attaching the post to which the horse is tied) relief (strap for loosening, i.e. widening and tightening harnesses)

    feminine · obsolete
  9. windlass attachment (part of a rope wrapped around a windlass)

    feminine · obsolete
  10. relief (two poles, tied at the end with a rope, used to erect a pole with one end down, to lift logs on one hand, etc.)

    feminine · obsolete
  11. background paper (paper that covers the background between the type of the printing plate when it tars)

    feminine · obsolete
  12. support (rubber sides in boots)

    feminine · obsolete
  13. string (rope on which a decoration, e.g. a curtain, hangs permanently)

    feminine · obsolete
  14. inattention

    Middle · Polish · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish folga. Noun sense 3 is reinforced by contamination with folia. Cognate with German Folge and English follow.

intj/ˈfɔl.ɡa//ˈfɔl.ɡa/Middle, Polish[ˈfɔl.ɡa][ˈfɔl.ɡa]
  1. slow down! don't rush!

  2. wait! stop!

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish folga. Noun sense 3 is reinforced by contamination with folia. Cognate with German Folge and English follow.

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