rozmównica
//rɔz.muvˈɲi.t͡sa//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.prison visiting room (room where prisoners can talk with non-prisoners through a phone)
- 2.post office visiting room (similar room in a post office)
- 3.locutory (especially, a room in monasteries where the monks were allowed to converse)
- 4.intercom (electronic communication system of a vehicle)
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- interkom
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *orz- Old Polish roz- Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-der. Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lva Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *mъlviti Old Polish mówić Old Polish rozmówić Polish rozmówić Proto-Slavic *-ьnica Old Polish -nica Polish -nica Polish rozmównica From rozmówić + -nica. First attested in 1743–1745.