gwałt

== Polish == === Alternative forms === gwołt (Łowicz) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-West Germanic *gawald, from Proto-Germanic *gawaldą. See German Gewalt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡvawt/ Rhymes: -awt Syllabification: gwałt === Noun === gwałt m inan rape (act of forcibly having sex with someone) any illegal act of violence Synonym: przemoc chaos, haste Synonyms: pośpiech, zamieszanie ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Belarusian: гвалт (hvalt) → Russian: гвалт (gvalt) → Ukrainian: ґвалт (gvalt) === Further reading === gwałt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gwałt in Polish dictionaries at PWN