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beczka

//ˈbɛt͡ʂ.ka/ | /ˈbɛt͡ʂ.ka//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    barrel (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop)
    • beczka piwa/z piwem

      a barrel of beer

    • beczka na deszczówkę

      rainwater barrel

    • dno beczki

      the bottom of a barrel

  2. 2.
    barrel roll
    • zrobić/robić/wykonywać/wykonać/wykręcać/wykręcić beczkę

      to do a barrel roll

  3. 3.
    barrelful, barrel (contents of such a container)
  4. 4.
    orca (Orcinus orca)
  5. 5.
    obsoletebarrel vault (simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns)
  6. 6.
    derogatoryobsoletefatso (fat person)
  7. 7.
    obsoleteend of a row on a chessboard

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βουττια (bouttia)bor. Vulgar Latin *buttiabor. Proto-West Germanic *buttjābor. Proto-Slavic *bъči Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Proto-Slavic *bъčьka Old Polish beczka Polish beczka Inherited from Old Polish beczka. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English barrel roll, French tonneau, and German Fassrolle.

Forms

  • beczułkadiminutive
  • bekaaugmentative
  • beczkowyadjective
Genitive
Singular
beczki
Plural
beczek
Dative
Singular
beczce
Plural
beczkom
Accusative
Singular
beczkę
Plural
beczki
Instrumental
Singular
beczką
Plural
beczkami
Locative
Singular
beczce
Plural
beczkach
Vocative
Singular
beczko
Plural
beczki
Nominative
Singular
beczka
Plural
beczki

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