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gorzała

//ɡɔˈʐa.wa//
Polishnounverb

Grammatical form

gorzała is the augmentative form of gorzałka — “vodka (any distilled spirit).

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gorzała is the third-person singular feminine past form of gorzeć — “to gleam, to glow, to shine.

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Definitions of gorzałka noun · /ɡɔˈʐaw.ka/

Full entry for gorzałka
  1. 1.vodka (any distilled spirit)(dated)

Etymology of gorzałka

From gorzeć (“to burn”) + -ałka. Compare German Branntwein (“brandy, liquor”, literally “burnt wine”).

Etymology

Back-formation from gorzałka.

Paradigm of gorzałka, with gorzała highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
gorzałka
Plural
gorzałki
Genitive
Singular
gorzałki
Plural
gorzałek
Dative
Singular
gorzałce
Plural
gorzałkom
Accusative
Singular
gorzałkę
Plural
gorzałki
Instrumental
Singular
gorzałką
Plural
gorzałkami
Locative
Singular
gorzałce
Plural
gorzałkach
Vocative
Singular
gorzałko
Plural
gorzałki

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