zalewowy

Polish

Etymology

From zalew +‎ -owy.[1] First attested in 1843.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.lɛˈvɔ.vɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɘ
  • Syllabification: za‧le‧wo‧wy

Adjective

zalewowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) flood; reservoir (of or related to land flooded with water naturally or artificially)
  2. (relational) lagoon (of or relating to a bay near a filled mainly with river water)
  3. (figuratively, of light) flooding (filling a space)
  4. (relational) flood (of or relating to covering some surface with some liquid)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Halina Zgółkowa, editor (1994–2005), “zalewowy”, in Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny, volumes 1–50, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz, →ISBN
  2. ^ Przewodnik Rólniczo-Przemysłowy (in Polish), volume 7, number 1, 1 July 1843, page 9

Further reading

  • zalewowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • zalewowy in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego