gawędka
//ɡaˈvɛnt.ka//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
gawędka is the diminutive form of gawęda — “story, tale”.
Definitions of gawęda noun · /ɡaˈvɛn.da/
Full entry for gawęda →- 1.story, tale
- 2.gawęda (Polish genre of literature, stylized as an oral tale, characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language, that presented a picture of Sarmatian szlachta (nobility, or gentry) manners and morals)
- 3.informal, social conversation(dated)
Etymology of gawęda
Inherited from Old Polish gawęda, gawędź.
Etymology
From gawęda + -ka. First attested in 1822.
Paradigm of gawęda, with gawędka highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gawęda | gawędy |
| Genitive | gawędy | gawęd |
| Dative | gawędzie | gawędom |
| Accusative | gawędę | gawędy |
| Instrumental | gawędą | gawędami |
| Locative | gawędzie | gawędach |
| Vocative | gawędo | gawędy |
Nominative
Singular
gawęda
Plural
gawędy
Genitive
Singular
gawędy
Plural
gawęd
Dative
Singular
gawędzie
Plural
gawędom
Accusative
Singular
gawędę
Plural
gawędy
Instrumental
Singular
gawędą
Plural
gawędami
Locative
Singular
gawędzie
Plural
gawędach
Vocative
Singular
gawędo
Plural
gawędy