belka

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See also: Belka, belką, Belką, Bělka, Bełka, and Bełką

Polish[edit]

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belka
belka (1.2) na pagonie

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish belka, from German Balken,[1] or from Middle High German balke.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlka
  • Syllabification: bel‧ka
  • Homophone: Belka

Noun[edit]

belka f (diminutive beleczka, augmentative bela)

  1. beam (large piece of timber or iron)
  2. stripe (the badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces)
    Hypernym: naszywka

Declension[edit]

Declension of belka
singular plural
nominative belka belki
genitive belki belek
dative belce belkom
accusative belkę belki
instrumental belką belkami
locative belce belkach
vocative belko belki

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
proverb
verbs

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “belka”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading[edit]

  • belka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • belka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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