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kaczka

//ˈkat͡ʂ.ka/ | /ˈkat͡ʂ.ka/ | /ˈkat͡ʂ.ka//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    duck (bird)
  2. 2.
    duck meat
  3. 3.
    urinal (bottle)
  4. 4.
    canard
  5. 5.
    certain part of a seine
  6. 6.
    colloquialfalse information, canard
  7. 7.
    colloquialwah-wah pedal

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (10)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kaczka, from Proto-Slavic *kačьka, a West Slavic innovation of onomatopoeic origin (for the duck's cry, compare English quack for a similar formation) which replaced Proto-Slavic *ǫtь (“duck”) in West Slavic. Cognates include Czech kachna, kačka, and Slovak kačka, kačica.

Forms

  • kaczormasculine
  • kaczuszkadiminutive
  • kaczeczkadiminutive
  • kaczczanyadjective
  • kaczczyadjective
  • kaczkowyadjective
  • kackaalternative
Nominative
Singular
kaczka
Plural
kaczki
Genitive
Singular
kaczki
Plural
kaczek
Dative
Singular
kaczce
Plural
kaczkom
Accusative
Singular
kaczkę
Plural
kaczki
Instrumental
Singular
kaczką
Plural
kaczkami
Locative
Singular
kaczce
Plural
kaczkach
Vocative
Singular
kaczko
Plural
kaczki

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