szanta

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See also: szánta and szantą

Polish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂan.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Syllabification: szan‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English shanty, from French chantez, imperative of chant, from Middle French chant, from Old French chant, from Latin cantus. Doublet of canto.

Noun[edit]

szanta f

  1. (nautical, singing) shanty (sailor's work song)
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
Related terms[edit]
noun

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown, perhaps borrowed from Czech šanta, but the direction of borrowing could be the other way around. Compare Czech šanta, Russian ша́ндра (šándra), Ukrainian ша́ндра (šándra).

Noun[edit]

szanta f

  1. horehound (any plant of the genus Marrubium)
Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • szanta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szanta in Polish dictionaries at PWN