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pocztówka

//pɔt͡ʂˈtuf.ka//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    postcard

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

From poczta + -ówka. Coined by Henryk Sienkiewicz for a competition held in Warsaw in 1900, which was to create a single word to replace the term karta korespondencyjna taken from French and the word odkrytka taken from Russian. The word pocztówka received the most votes and has since been in widespread use.

Nominative
Singular
pocztówka
Plural
pocztówki
Genitive
Singular
pocztówki
Plural
pocztówek
Dative
Singular
pocztówce
Plural
pocztówkom
Accusative
Singular
pocztówkę
Plural
pocztówki
Instrumental
Singular
pocztówką
Plural
pocztówkami
Locative
Singular
pocztówce
Plural
pocztówkach
Vocative
Singular
pocztówko
Plural
pocztówki

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