hufnica

See also: hufnicą

Old Polish

Alternative forms

  • ufnica

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Old Czech húfnicě. By surface analysis, uf + -nica. Cognate with Czech houfnice and Slovak húfnica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /xu(ː)fɲit͡sa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /xufɲit͡sa/

Noun

hufnica f

  1. (weaponry) type of cannon (artillery piece)
    Hypernyms: działo, puszka
    • 1868 [1446], Akta grodzkie i ziemskie z czasów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej : z archiwum tak zwanego bernardyńskiego we Lwowie w skutek fundacyi śp. Alexandra hr. Stadnickiego, volume XI, Lviv, page 273:
      Pixides huffnycze
      [Pixides hufnice]
nouns

Descendants

  • Polish: hufnica (historical)

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish hufnica. By surface analysis, huf + -nica. Doublet of haubica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xufˈɲi.t͡sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: huf‧ni‧ca

Noun

hufnica f

  1. (historical, weaponry) small, light field gun with a short barrel
    Hypernym: działo polowe

Declension

adjectives
  • hufcowy
nouns

Further reading

  • hufnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • hufnica in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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