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opał.

combustible, fuel used for heating

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔ.paw/[ˈɔ.paw]

  1. combustible, fuel used for heating

    inanimate · masculine · uncountable

  2. heating

    inanimate · masculine · uncountable

  3. dire straits, predicament, pickle, peril, tangle, jam, quagmire, scrape, bind (difficult situation)

    in-plural · inanimate · masculine

  4. sides of beams and boards

    in-plural · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab Proto-Slavic *o(b) Proto-Slavic *o(b)- Old Polish o- Polish o- Proto-Slavic *polti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *pālìti Old Polish palić Polish palić Polish opalićdeverb. Polish opał Deverbal from opalić.

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