kaczka

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See also: Kaczka, kaczką, and Kaczką

Polish

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kaczka sense 3

Etymology

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Probably onomatopoeic. Cognates include Czech kachna, kačka, and Slovak kačka, kačica.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaczka f (diminutive kaczuszka)

  1. duck (bird)
  2. duck meat
  3. urinal (bottle)
  4. (aeronautics) canard
  5. (colloquial) false information, canard
  6. (colloquial, music) wah-wah pedal
  7. (Kuyavia, fishing) certain part of a seine

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Low Prussian: Katschke

Further reading

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  • kaczka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaczka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “kaczka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 271