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pochwa

//ˈpɔ.xfa//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    vagina (passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals)
  2. 2.
    sheath, holster, scabbard

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • pochwiasty
  • pochwowaty
  • pochwowy
  • pochwica
  • pochworogie
Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pochwa, from Proto-Slavic *poxъva. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Latin vāgīna (“scabbard”). Cognate with Belarusian по́хва (póxva), Czech pochva, and Ukrainian пі́хва (píxva).

Forms

  • pochewkadiminutive
Nominative
Singular
pochwa
Plural
pochwy
Genitive
Singular
pochwy
Plural
pochew
Dative
Singular
pochwie
Plural
pochwom
Accusative
Singular
pochwę
Plural
pochwy
Instrumental
Singular
pochwą
Plural
pochwami
Locative
Singular
pochwie
Plural
pochwach
Vocative
Singular
pochwo
Plural
pochwy

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