kluska

See also: Kluska, kluską, and Kluską

Polish

Alternative forms

• klusek

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kloß (“dumpling”), perhaps through the Silesian variant Kluß. Further from Middle High German klōz, from Old High German klōz, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz. Compare how Polish has borrowed the more northern German word, while other Slavic languages have borrowed the southern Knödel (see there).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklus.ka/

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• Rhymes: -uska
• Syllabification: klus‧ka
• Homophone: Kluska

Noun

kluska f (diminutive kluseczka, augmentative klucha)

1. dumpling
2. noodle
3. fatso, butterball (overweight person)

Declension

Declension of kluska

	singular	plural
nominative	kluska	kluski
genitive	kluski	klusek
dative	klusce	kluskom
accusative	kluskę	kluski
instrumental	kluską	kluskami
locative	klusce	kluskach
vocative	klusko	kluski

Noun

kluska m inan

1. genitive singular of klusek

Noun

kluska m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of klusek

Further reading

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