awantura

See also: awanturą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventūra, from Late Latin adventūrus, from Latin adventus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.vanˈtu.ra/
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  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: a‧wan‧tu‧ra

Noun

awantura f (diminutive awanturka)

  1. row, quarrel, brawl, fracas
    Synonyms: brewerie, burda, burza, draka, granda
  2. affair, scandal (irresponsible political actions leading to trouble)
    Synonym: skandal
  3. (archaic) risky venture
  4. (archaic or literary) adventure (risky undertaking)
    Synonym: przygoda

Declension
Declension of awantura
singular plural
nominative awantura awantury
genitive awantury awantur
dative awanturze awanturom
accusative awanturę awantury
instrumental awanturą awanturami
locative awanturze awanturach
vocative awanturo awantury

Derived terms
adjective
adverb
nouns
verbs
nouns

Descendants
  • → Belarusian: аванту́ра (avantúra)
  • → Yiddish: אַוואַנטורע‎ (avanture)

Further reading
  • awantura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • awantura in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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