obuwie

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obuvь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈbu.vjɛ/

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• Rhymes: -uvjɛ
• Syllabification: o‧bu‧wie

Noun

obuwie n

1. (uncountable, collective) footwear, footgear (items of clothing worn on feet)
   • 2008, Andy McNab, translated by Agata Sowicka and Andrzej Szymański, Odrzut broni‎^[1], Warszawa: Bellona, archived from the original on 2022-08-26, page 77:

     Wracałem korytarzem, popiskując obuwiem po posadce; Stefan wyszedł właśnie z dużego salonu.

     I was coming back through the hallway, squeaking with my shoes against the foundation; Stefan had just come out of the large salon.

2. (archaic) shoe

Declension

Declension of obuwie

	singular	plural
nominative	obuwie	obuwia
genitive	obuwia	obuwi
dative	obuwiu	obuwiom
accusative	obuwie	obuwia
instrumental	obuwiem	obuwiami
locative	obuwiu	obuwiach
vocative	obuwie	obuwia

Further reading

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