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zlewnia.

catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, watershed (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzlɛv.ɲa/
  1. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, watershed (topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Slavic *jьz- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Balto-Slavic *san? Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm? Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) Old Polish z- Polish z- Proto-Slavic *lьjati Polish lać Polish zlać Proto-Slavic *-vati Old Polish -wać Polish -wać Polish zlewać Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-yeh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-n-yeh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-injāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ьňà Old Polish -nia Polish -nia Polish zlewnia From zlewać + -nia.

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