strzecha

Polish

strzecha

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *strěxa. Compare Czech střecha, Slovak strecha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstʂɛ.xa/
(Małopolska) IPA^(key): /ˈst͡ʂɛ.xa/, /ˈʂt͡ʂɛ.xa/
Audio (file)

Noun

strzecha f

thatched roof
thatch (“straw or similar material used for covering roofs”)
(by extension, dated) cottage (“a small house, mostly one with a thatched roof”)
(colloquial, figuratively) bushy hair (“hair similar to a thatch”)

Declension

declension of strzecha

	singular	plural
nominative	strzecha	strzechy
genitive	strzechy	strzech
dative	strzesze	strzechom
accusative	strzechę	strzechy
instrumental	strzechą	strzechami
locative	strzesze	strzechach
vocative	strzecho	strzechy

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:strzecha.

Synonyms

(cottage): chałupa, chata

Hypernyms

(thatched roof): dach
(thatch): słoma
(cottage): budynek

Related terms

strzecharz
strzecharski
strzecharstwo
trafić pod strzechy

Further reading

strzecha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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