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podkład

//ˈpɔt.kwat/ | /ˈpɔt.kɫɒt/ | /ˈpɔt.kwat//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    bed, base, foundation, substratum, underlayer (layer underneath another) [with pod (+ accusative) ‘to under what’],
  2. 2.
    primer, undercoat (coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat)
  3. 3.
    foundation (cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture)
  4. 4.
    railroad tie, railway sleeper
  5. 5.
    background music (music in a film, video game or other medium that establishes mood and is not meant to have the audience's focus)
  6. 6.
    rootstock
  7. 7.
    second sole
  8. 8.
    shabrack
  9. 9.
    iron stand used to stack wood in a hearth
  10. 10.
    base of a watermill
  11. 11.
    slangbeat (instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music)
  12. 12.
    obsoletelayer of manure in a cold frame upon which one spreads soil
  13. 13.
    obsoletefirst ploughing
  14. 14.
    obsoletemap or graph used to ease the placement of elements on a map
  15. 15.
    obsoletecushion, soft pad, pillow
  16. 16.
    obsoletetree stamped for a beehive

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish podkład. By surface analysis, deverbal from podkładać. Compare Czech podklad.

Forms

  • podkładekdiminutive
Nominative
Singular
podkład
Plural
podkłady
Genitive
Singular
podkładu
Plural
podkładów
Dative
Singular
podkładowi
Plural
podkładom
Accusative
Singular
podkład
Plural
podkłady
Instrumental
Singular
podkładem
Plural
podkładami
Locative
Singular
podkładzie
Plural
podkładach
Vocative
Singular
podkładzie
Plural
podkłady

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