altana

See also: altaną

Italian

Noun

altana f (plural altane)

  1. covered roof terrace

Descendants

  • Danish: altan
  • Polish: altana
  • Swedish: altan

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian altana.[1][2] First attested in the second half of the 16th century.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈta.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: al‧ta‧na

Noun

altana f (diminutive altanka)

  1. gazebo [from mid 17 c.][4]
  2. (obsolete) covered roof terrace [16th–19th c.][3][5]
  3. (Middle Polish) mudroom, porch (annex to a house covered with a roof on poles connected by a balustrade or handrail) [17–mid 18th c][4]

Declension

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Collocations

References

  1. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “altana”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “altana”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “altana”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  4. Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (02.12.2019) “ALTANA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  5. Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “altana”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861

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