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ściana

//ˈɕt͡ɕa.na/ | /ˈɕt͡ɕa.na//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    wall (each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure)
  2. 2.
    wall (vertical field acting as a boundary of some object)
  3. 3.
    wall; face (very steep, almost vertical mountain slope)
  4. 4.
    wall; face (any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron)
  5. 5.
    wall (divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity)
  6. 6.
    wall (exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined)
  7. 7.
    wall (personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user)
  8. 8.
    side (left or right part of something; particular face of something)
  9. 9.
    literarywall (large, compact mass of something that looks like a vertical plane and makes passage difficult)
  10. 10.
    literarywall (that which isolates and separates people socially)
  11. 11.
    obsoleteborder (division between nations)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (1)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ściana. Sense 9 is a semantic loan from English wall.

Forms

  • ściankadiminutive
  • ścianowyadjective
  • ściennyadjective
  • ścienaalternative • middle • polish
Nominative
Singular
ściana
Plural
ściany
Genitive
Singular
ściany
Plural
ścian
Dative
Singular
ścianie
Plural
ścianom
Accusative
Singular
ścianę
Plural
ściany
Instrumental
Singular
ścianą
Plural
ścianami
Locative
Singular
ścianie
Plural
ścianach
Vocative
Singular
ściano
Plural
ściany

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