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taniec.

dance (a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈta.ɲɛt͡s//ˈta.ɲɛt͡s/Middle, Polish/ˈtɒ.ɲɛt͡s/Middle, Polish[ˈta.ɲɛt͡s]
  1. dance (a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. dance (social gathering where dancing is the main activity)

    inanimate · masculine
  3. dance party with music

    colloquial · in-plural · inanimate · masculine
  4. synonym of walc (“waltz”)

    inanimate · masculine
  5. type of dance with jumping, very similar to the polonaise, usually performed during dożynki

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Old French dancierdeverb. Old French dance, dansebor. Middle High German tanzbor. Old Polish taniec Polish taniec Inherited from Old Polish taniec, borrowed from Middle High German tanz, borrowed from Old French dance, danse. Compare Russian та́нец (tánec), German Tanz, Kashubian tuńc, Silesian taniec. Possibly cognate to Old High German dansōn (“to pull”).

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