drabina

Signification

1. ladder (climbing tool)
2. ladder (a hierarchy)

Coupé comme

dra‧bi‧na

Genre

♀️ Féminin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/draˈbi.na/

Étymologie

From Old Polish drab + -ina, cognate to Belarusian драбіны (drabiny) and Ukrainian драби́на (drabýna) (not Serbo-Croatian drȇbīna which is from German Drehbühne). This is possibly from a Proto-Slavic *drabь or *drabъ but possibly also a borrowing.
Else in Balto-Slavic it has been connected to Lithuanian dìrbti (“to work”) (so Brückner) which equals Proto-Germanic *derbaną (“to work”), to Lithuanian drebė́ti (“to quiver”), Russian дря́бы (drjáby, “carriage for sheaves”), Belarusian дра́бы (dráby, “rips”), Czech droby (“giblets”).

Phrases

" Drabina była wątła , lecz śmiały młodzieniec był lekki ."

"L'échelle était fragile, mais le jeune homme audacieux était léger."