funikular

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English funicular.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fu.ɲiˈku.lar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ular
  • Syllabification: fu‧ni‧ku‧lar

Noun

funikular m inan

  1. (rail transport) funicular, funicular railway (particular type of rail transit system which ascends a steep urban or mountain incline, having usually two cars sharing a single track, with the cars linked by a moving cable and an arrangement of pulleys such that the descending car assists in the hoisting of the ascending car, i.e., the two cars serve as counterweights for each other)
    Synonym: kolej linowo-terenowa
    Hypernym: kolejka

Declension

Declension of funikular
singular plural
nominative funikular funikulary
genitive funikularu funikularów
dative funikularowi funikularom
accusative funikular funikulary
instrumental funikularem funikularami
locative funikularze funikularach
vocative funikularze funikulary

Further reading

  • funikular in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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