gumka

See also: gumką, gùmka, gùmką, and gùmkã

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Polish guma

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish gumka

From guma + -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡum.ka/

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• Rhymes: -umka
• Syllabification: gum‧ka

Noun

gumka f (diminutive gumeczka)

1. eraser, rubber
2. elastic, elastic band, rubber band
3. hair tie, scrunchie

   gumka do włosów ― hair tie

4. (colloquial) condom

Declension

Declension of gumka

	singular	plural
nominative	gumka	gumki
genitive	gumki	gumek
dative	gumce	gumkom
accusative	gumkę	gumki
instrumental	gumką	gumkami
locative	gumce	gumkach
vocative	gumko	gumki

Further reading

• “gumka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “gumka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)