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beczułka

//bɛˈt͡ʂuw.ka//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

beczułka is the diminutive form of beczka — “barrel (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop).

See the full entry for beczka

Definitions of beczka noun · /ˈbɛt͡ʂ.ka/ | /ˈbɛt͡ʂ.ka/

Full entry for beczka
  1. 1.barrel (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop)
  2. 2.barrel roll
  3. 3.barrelful, barrel (contents of such a container)
  4. 4.orca (Orcinus orca)
  5. 5.barrel vault (simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns)(obsolete)
  6. 6.fatso (fat person)(derogatory, obsolete)
  7. 7.end of a row on a chessboard(obsolete)

Etymology of beczka

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βουττια (bouttia)bor. Vulgar Latin *buttiabor. Proto-West Germanic *buttjābor. Proto-Slavic *bъči Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Proto-Slavic *bъčьka Old Polish beczka Polish beczka Inherited from Old Polish beczka. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English barrel roll, French tonneau, and German Fassrolle.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish beczułka. By surface analysis, beczka + -ułka.

Forms

  • beczułeczkadiminutive
  • beczołkaalternative • middle • polish

Paradigm of beczka, with beczułka highlighted:

Genitive
Singular
beczki
Plural
beczek
Dative
Singular
beczce
Plural
beczkom
Accusative
Singular
beczkę
Plural
beczki
Instrumental
Singular
beczką
Plural
beczkami
Locative
Singular
beczce
Plural
beczkach
Vocative
Singular
beczko
Plural
beczki
Nominative
Singular
beczka
Plural
beczki

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