garniec

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noun

A former Polish unit of measure for volume, equivalent to 3.7689 litres.

OriginPolish garniec ← Old Polish garniec ← Proto-Slavic *gъrnьcь →
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Meanings

noungarniec (plural garniecs)

plural garniecs

  1. historicalA former Polish unit of measure for volume, equivalent to 3.7689 litres.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰr̥nós
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavic*gurnas
  4. Proto-Slavic*gъrnъ
  5. Proto-Slavic*gъrnьcь
  6. Old Polishgarniec
  7. Polishgarniec
  8. Englishgarniec

Unadapted borrowing from Polish garniec.

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APA

garniec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garniec

MLA

“garniec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garniec. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garniec,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garniec.

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