deszcz

Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish deżdż, from Proto-Slavic *dъždžь, further origin uncertain; possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *dus-dyu- (“bad sky”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛʂt͡ʂ/

• audio:

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Noun

deszcz m inan (diminutive deszczyk)

1. rain
2. (rain) shower

Declension

Declension of deszcz

	singular	plural
nominative	deszcz	deszcze
genitive	deszczu	deszczy/deszczów
dative	deszczowi	deszczom
accusative	deszcz	deszcze
instrumental	deszczem	deszczami
locative	deszczu	deszczach
vocative	deszczu	deszcze

Derived terms

• deszczowy
• kwaśny deszcz
• dżdżownica

Further reading

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