kotwicy

This is the 7481st most frequent Polish word.


kotwicy

"Kotwicy" means "of the anchor" or "anchor's" (genitive case in Polish).


used as a noun referring to a ship's anchor

Statek nie mógł wypłynąć bez kotwicy.

The ship could not set sail without an anchor.


used metaphorically to refer to a stabilizing or central idea

Potrzebujemy znaleźć kotwicy, aby zrozumieć kontekst tej książki.

We need to find an anchor to understand the context of this book.


used metaphorically to describe a limiting factor or burden

Musiałem pozbyć się kotwicy, która mnie powstrzymywała od postępu.

I had to get rid of the anchor that was holding me back from progressing.