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obora

//ɔˈbɔ.ra/ | /ɔˈbɔ.ra/ | /ɔˈbɔ.ra/ | /ɔˈbɔ.ra//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    cowshed, cowhouse, byre (building for keeping animals)
  2. 2.
    livestock kept in such a building
  3. 3.
    purebred cattle breeding center
  4. 4.
    breeding-ground (land estate belonging to a lord, where cattle and horses were bred and seized movable property, cattle, etc. were kept)
  5. 5.
    hut; tent
  6. 6.
    obsoleteregionalstring for tying a lapti to a leg
    • Ubrany był w krótką płócienną kapotę z mosiężnym guzikami, w takież szarawary i w łapcie z rzemiennymi oborami.

      He was dressed in a short linen greatcoat with brass buttons and these galligaskins and around his laptis were rawhide strings.

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • patrzeć na księżą oborę
Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish obora.

Forms

  • obórkadiminutive
  • oborowyadjective
  • ôboraalternative
Nominative
Singular
obora
Plural
obory
Genitive
Singular
obory
Plural
obór
Dative
Singular
oborze
Plural
oborom
Accusative
Singular
oborę
Plural
obory
Instrumental
Singular
oborą
Plural
oborami
Locative
Singular
oborze
Plural
oborach
Vocative
Singular
oboro
Plural
obory

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