kwerenda

See also: kwerendą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quaerenda.[1][2][3] First attested in the 18th century.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kfɛˈrɛn.da/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnda
  • Syllabification: kwe‧ren‧da

Noun

kwerenda f

  1. (library science) query (act of searching for information in libraries, archives, etc.)
  2. (computing, databases) query (set of instructions passed to a database)
  3. (dated) investigation
    Synonym: śledztwo
  4. (archaic) search (act of attempting to locate someone or something)

Declension

Derived verbs

verbs
  • kwerendować impf

References

  1. Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “kwerenda”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  2. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kwerenda”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “kwerenda”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  4. Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “kwerenda”, in Słownik języka polskiego

Further reading

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