kaczucha
//kaˈt͡ʂu.xa//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
kaczucha is the augmentative form of kaczka — “duck (bird)”.
Definitions of kaczka noun · /ˈkat͡ʂ.ka/ | /ˈkat͡ʂ.ka/ | /ˈkat͡ʂ.ka/
Full entry for kaczka →- 1.duck (bird)
- 2.duck meat
- 3.urinal (bottle)
- 4.canard
- 5.certain part of a seine
- 6.false information, canard(colloquial)
- 7.wah-wah pedal(colloquial)
Etymology of kaczka
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.
Etymology
From kaczka + -ucha.
Paradigm of kaczka, with kaczucha highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kaczka | kaczki |
| Genitive | kaczki | kaczek |
| Dative | kaczce | kaczkom |
| Accusative | kaczkę | kaczki |
| Instrumental | kaczką | kaczkami |
| Locative | kaczce | kaczkach |
| Vocative | kaczko | kaczki |
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