blokhauz

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German *Blockhus.[1] First attested in 1598.[2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔk.xaws/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔkxaws
  • Syllabification: blok‧hauz

Noun

blokhauz m inan

  1. (military) blockhouse (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports)
    jednokondygnacyjny blokhauz ― a one-floor blockhouse
    dwukondygnacyjny blokhauz ― a two-floor blockhouse
    blokhauz wartowniczy ― a sentry blockhouse
    duże blokhauzy ― big blockhouses
    murowane blokhauzy ― brick/stone/concrete blockhouses
    blokhauzy artyleryjskie ― artillery blockhouses
    blokhauzy obronne ― defensive blockhouses
    blokhauz ze strzelnicami ― blockhouses with loopholes (for shooting)
    wybudować blokhauzy ― to build blockhouses

Declension
Declension of blokhauz
singular plural
nominative blokhauz blokhauzy
genitive blokhauzu blokhauzów
dative blokhauzowi blokhauzom
accusative blokhauz blokhauzy
instrumental blokhauzem blokhauzami
locative blokhauzie blokhauzach
vocative blokhauzie blokhauzy
adjectives
nouns
verbs

References
  1. blokhauz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  2. “blokus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022
  3. blokhauz in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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