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gira

//ˈɡi.ra/ | /ˈɡi.ra/ | /ˈɡi.ra/ | /ˈɡi.ra/ | /ˈɡi.ra//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    pickled ham hock
  2. 2.
    colloquialdialectalleg
  3. 3.
    weight (standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Old Polish giża (“ham, buttock”), from Proto-Slavic *gyža (“stump”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gúnˀźjāˀ (“clump”) (possibly *gū́ˀźjāˀ), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *genǵ- or *gunǵ- (“to clump, to curl”).

Forms

  • girskoaugmentative
Nominative
Singular
gira
Plural
giry
Genitive
Singular
giry
Plural
gir
Dative
Singular
girze
Plural
girom
Accusative
Singular
girę
Plural
giry
Instrumental
Singular
girą
Plural
girami
Locative
Singular
girze
Plural
girach
Vocative
Singular
giro
Plural
giry

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