mówka
//ˈmuf.ka/ | /ˈmof.ka//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
mówka is the diminutive form of mowa — “language, speech (means of communication)”.
Definitions of mowa noun · /ˈmɔ.va/ | /ˈmɔ.va/ | /ˈmo.va/ | /ˈmɔ.va/
Full entry for mowa →- 1.language, speech (means of communication)
- 2.speech (ability to communicate)
- 3.speech (manner of communication)
- 4.word (act of speaking or writing about a specific topic)
- 5.speech (a formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person)
- 6.language (expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way)
- 7.pronunciation (manner of articulation)
- 8.news; rumor
- 9.language (method of interhuman communication)(literary)
- 10.word (an affirmative reply; yes; certainly)
- 11.word! (truth, indeed, that is the truth!)(colloquial)
Etymology of mowa
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-der. Proto-Slavic *mъlva Old Polish mowa Polish mowa Inherited from Old Polish mowa.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-der. Proto-Slavic *mъlva Old Polish mowa Polish mowa Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish mówka From mowa + -ka. First attested in 1564.
Forms
- móweczkadiminutive
Paradigm of mowa, with mówka highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mowa | mowy |
| Genitive | mowy | mów |
| Dative | mowie | mowom |
| Accusative | mowę | mowy |
| Instrumental | mową | mowami |
| Locative | mowie | mowach |
| Vocative | mowo | mowy |
Nominative
Singular
mowa
Plural
mowy
Genitive
Singular
mowy
Plural
mów
Dative
Singular
mowie
Plural
mowom
Accusative
Singular
mowę
Plural
mowy
Instrumental
Singular
mową
Plural
mowami
Locative
Singular
mowie
Plural
mowach
Vocative
Singular
mowo
Plural
mowy