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brzytwa

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See also: Brzytwa, brzytwą, and Brzytwą

Old Polish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *britva. First attested in the 14th century.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /br̝itfa/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /br̝itfa/

    Noun

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    brzytwa f

    1. (attested in Lesser Poland, Greater Poland) razor (blade used for shaving)
      • 1874 [1394], Monumenta Medii Aevi Historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. Pomniki Dziejowe Wieków Średnich do objaśnienia rzeczy polskich służące‎[1], volume XV, page 212:
        Pro II rasoriis dictis brzythwi
        [Pro II rasoriis dictis brzytwy]
      • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎scan transliteration, transcription, numbers 51, 2, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:
        Iako brzitwa ostra vczinil ies newarø
        [Jako brzytwa ostra uczynił jeś niewiarę]
      • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 88v:
        Nouaculum idem quod rasorium eyn schermesser brzythwą
        [Nouaculum idem quod rasorium eyn schermesser brzytwa]

    Descendants

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    References

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    Polish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Polish brzytwa.

      Pronunciation

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      • Rhymes: -ɘtfa
      • Syllabification: brzy‧twa
      • Homophone: Brzytwa

      Noun

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      brzytwa f (diminutive brzytewka, related adjective brzytewny)

      1. razor (blade used for shaving)
      2. (colloquial, figuratively) razor (strict, decisive, demanding person)
        Synonym: piła
      3. (colloquial, figuratively) someone sharp as a tack (person with much knowledge about a subject)
      4. (obsolete) shaving (process of shaving)
        Synonym: golenie
      5. (obsolete) razorfish (any of various not closely related fish, including those of the genera Aeoliscus, Centriscus, and Xyrichtys)
      6. (obsolete, in the plural, thieve's cant) playing cards
      7. (Middle Polish) obstacle; difficulty
        Synonyms: przeszkoda, trudność

      Declension

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      Declension of brzytwa
      singular plural
      nominative brzytwa brzytwy
      genitive brzytwy brzytw, brzytew
      dative brzytwie brzytwom
      accusative brzytwę brzytwy
      instrumental brzytwą brzytwami
      locative brzytwie brzytwach
      vocative brzytwo brzytwy

      Derived terms

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