Inherited from Old Polish gmach, borrowed from Middle High German gemach, from Old High German gimah, from Proto-West Germanic *gamak.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡmax/

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• Rhymes: -ax
• Syllabification: gmach

gmach m inan (diminutive gmaszek, augmentative gmaszysko)

1. edifice (building; structure; architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one)

   Synonym: budowla

2. (figurative) edifice (abstract structure)
3. (obsolete) apartment, chamber, room

   Synonyms: komnata, mieszkanie, pokój

• → Belarusian: гмах (hmax)

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