strętwa

See also: strętwą

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɛn.tfa/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈstrɛ̃.tfa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛntfa
  • Syllabification: stręt‧wa

Etymology 1

Probably created artificially and based on drętwa (numbness; electric ray). First attested in the 19th century.[1]

Noun

strętwa f

  1. electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
    Synonyms: (obsolete) trzęsawiec, węgorz elektryczny
  2. electric eel (any fish of the species Electrophorus electricus)
    Synonyms: węgorz elektryczny, (obsolete) trzęsawiec
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives
  • strętwowaty
nouns
  • strętwowate

Etymology 2

Deverbal from strętwieć. First attested in 1613.[2]

Noun

strętwa f

  1. (Middle Polish, medicine) numbness (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation)
Declension

References

  1. Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “strętwa”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  2. STRĘTWA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], (Can we date this quote?)

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