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piwnica.

cellar, basement (enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/pivˈɲi.t͡sa/
  1. cellar, basement (enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter)

    feminine
  2. basement establishment (catering or artistic establishment based in an underground room)

    feminine
    Piwnica pod Baranami
  3. cellar (stock of liquor, especially wines, stored in an underground room)

    archaic · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *pivьnъ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas Proto-Slavic *-ica Proto-Slavic *pivьnica Polish piwnica Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pivьnica. By surface analysis, piwo + -nica.

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