leziwo

Polish

Etymology

From leźć +‎ -iwo. First attested in the 16th century.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /lɛˈʑi.vɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ivɔ
  • Syllabification: le‧zi‧wo

Noun

leziwo n

  1. (beekeeping) device consisting of long ropes and a bench for sitting, used by beekeepers to climb tree trunks in which they kept bees
    1. (metonymic, Middle Polish) synonym of barć (“beehive tree hollow”)

Conjugation

Declension of leziwo
singular plural
nominative leziwo leziwa
genitive leziwa leziw
dative leziwu leziwom
accusative leziwo leziwa
instrumental leziwem leziwami
locative leziwie leziwach
vocative leziwo leziwa

References

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “[LEZIWO”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading

  • leziwo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • leziwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “LEZIWO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 21.02.2019
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