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mowa

//ˈmɔ.va/ | /ˈmɔ.va/ | /ˈmo.va/ | /ˈmɔ.va//
Polishnounintjparticle

Definitions

  1. 1.
    language, speech (means of communication)
    • mowa ciała

      body language

  2. 2.
    speech (ability to communicate)
  3. 3.
    speech (manner of communication)
  4. 4.
    word (act of speaking or writing about a specific topic)
  5. 5.
    speech (a formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person)
  6. 6.
    language (expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way)
    • mowa ciała

      body language

  7. 7.
    pronunciation (manner of articulation)
  8. 8.
    news; rumor
  9. 9.
    literarylanguage (method of interhuman communication)
  10. 10.
    word (an affirmative reply; yes; certainly)
  11. 11.
    colloquialword! (truth, indeed, that is the truth!)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-der. Proto-Slavic *mъlva Old Polish mowa Polish mowa Inherited from Old Polish mowa.

Forms

  • mówkadiminutive
  • mowiskoaugmentative
Nominative
Singular
mowa
Plural
mowy
Genitive
Singular
mowy
Plural
mów
Dative
Singular
mowie
Plural
mowom
Accusative
Singular
mowę
Plural
mowy
Instrumental
Singular
mową
Plural
mowami
Locative
Singular
mowie
Plural
mowach
Vocative
Singular
mowo
Plural
mowy

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