skarpa

See also: skarpą and skärpa

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskar.pa/
  • Rhymes: -arpa
  • Syllabification: skar‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian scarpa, from Gothic skarpo, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Noun

skarpa f

  1. escarpment (in fortifications)
  2. buttress
  3. scarp (in geotechnics: a steep wall of soil, formed naturally or artificially)
Declension
Declension of skarpa
singular plural
nominative skarpa skarpy
genitive skarpy skarp
dative skarpie skarpom
accusative skarpę skarpy
instrumental skarpą skarpami
locative skarpie skarpach
vocative skarpo skarpy
Derived terms
adjective
  • skarpowy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

skarpa m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of skarp

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

Swedish

Adjective

skarpa

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of skarp.

Anagrams
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