bosmanka

See also: bosmanką

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

German Boot

German -s-

Proto-Indo-European *mon-

Proto-Germanic *mann-

Proto-West Germanic *mann

Old High German man

Middle High German man

German Mann

German Bootsmannbor.

Polish bosman

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish bosmanka

From bosman + -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔsˈman.ka/

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• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: bos‧man‧ka

Noun

bosmanka f

1. pea coat (coat of heavy, navy-coloured wool, originally worn by sailors of European navies; by extension, any modern interpretation of such a garment)

   Synonym: kurtka marynarska

   Hypernym: płaszcz

2. (nautical) monkey's fist (type of knot tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight)

   Synonym: gałka bosmańska

   Hypernym: węzeł

Declension

Declension of bosmanka

	singular	plural
nominative	bosmanka	bosmanki
genitive	bosmanki	bosmanek
dative	bosmance	bosmankom
accusative	bosmankę	bosmanki
instrumental	bosmanką	bosmankami
locative	bosmance	bosmankach
vocative	bosmanko	bosmanki

Further reading

• “bosmanka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bosmanka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)