kukurydza
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Attested at least since 1791. A Balkan wanderword of unknown origin, perhaps from Ottoman Turkish قوقوروز (kukuruz) or Serbo-Croatian kukuruz. The penultimate vowel in modern form is likely due to paronymic attraction to common suffix -yca, cf. Czech kukuřice.
Pronunciation
Noun
kukurydza f
- maize, corn
- 1791, Franciszek Salezy Jezierski, Niektóre wyrazy porządkiem abecadła zebrane:
- Wołochy zaś, Mołdawia, Bessarabia, Tauryka, są Uroczyska, na ktòrych rodzą się kukurydze i arbuzy, a ziemia przez ustawiczne woyny Turkow i Moskwy uprawna rozlewem krwi, iest mieszkaniem stado bydła, owiec i koni.
- Tallachia, Moldova, Bessarabia, Tauryka, on the other hand, are woods, where corn and watermelons grow, and the ground is kept with bloodshed from the incessant wars between the Turks and Moscow, and there is a herd of cattle, sheep, and horses.
Declension
Declension of kukurydza
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kukurydza | kukurydze |
| genitive | kukurydzy | kukurydzy |
| dative | kukurydzy | kukurydzom |
| accusative | kukurydzę | kukurydze |
| instrumental | kukurydzą | kukurydzami |
| locative | kukurydzy | kukurydzach |
| vocative | kukurydzo | kukurydze |