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przerwa.

break, interruption, pause (temporary stop of an action) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’]

7 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpʂɛ.rva//ˈpr̝ɛ.rva/Middle, Polish/ˈpʂɛ.rva/Middle, Polish
  1. break, interruption, pause (temporary stop of an action) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’]

    feminine
  2. break; recess; intermission (time designated for rest after an activity, e.g. between lessons, acts of a play, at work) [with w (+ locative) ‘in/from what activity’]

    feminine
  3. gap (place not filled by something) [with w (+ locative) ‘in/from what’]

    feminine
  4. interstitium (interstitial space within a tissue or organ)

    feminine · obsolete
  5. current that a river has carved out through a tussock or a sandy island

    feminine · obsolete
  6. fault

    feminine · obsolete
  7. scotoma

    feminine · obsolete
  8. trench (simple entrenchment or excavation as a fortification made in order to slowly defend remaining ground)

    feminine · obsolete
  9. hole in a pond drain

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  10. breach in a dyke or pond

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  11. basin separated in a sea bay where fish were caught and preserved with salt

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  12. abyss

    Middle · Polish · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Polish przerwaćdeverb. Old Polish przerwa Polish przerwa Inherited from Old Polish przerwa. By surface analysis, deverbal from przerwać.

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