postawa

See also: postawą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *postava.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔˈsta.va/
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  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Syllabification: po‧sta‧wa

Noun

postawa f

  1. posture, stance, demeanor
  2. (psychology) attitude, disposition
  3. (phonetics) retention-stage, stop-stage (phase when the organs of speech remain in the correct position for a given vowel)
    Synonym: szczyt

Declension
Declension of postawa
singular plural
nominative postawa postawy
genitive postawy postaw
dative postawie postawom
accusative postawę postawy
instrumental postawą postawami
locative postawie postawach
vocative postawo postawy

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