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pesteczka

//pɛsˈtɛt͡ʂ.ka//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

pesteczka is the diminutive form of pestka — “stone, pit, pip (central part of some fruits, particularly drupes).

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Definitions of pestka noun · /ˈpɛst.ka/

Full entry for pestka
  1. 1.stone, pit, pip (central part of some fruits, particularly drupes)
  2. 2.trifle

Etymology of pestka

Inherited from Old Polish pecka, from Proto-Slavic *pъťьka. Influenced by kostka.

Etymology

From pestka + -ka.

Paradigm of pestka, with pesteczka highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
pestka
Plural
pestki
Genitive
Singular
pestki
Plural
pestek
Dative
Singular
pestce
Plural
pestkom
Accusative
Singular
pestkę
Plural
pestki
Instrumental
Singular
pestką
Plural
pestkami
Locative
Singular
pestce
Plural
pestkach
Vocative
Singular
pestko
Plural
pestki

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