kobieta

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See also: kobietą

Polish

Etymology

Considered derogatory until the 19th century; now the standard, neutral word. Origin uncertain; probably either from Old Polish kob (pigpen) or koba (mare); the suffix -ieta is found in some contemporaneous female names (Markieta, Elżbieta, Greta). Displaced niewiasta (now considered poetic) and żona (meaning narrowed down to "wife"). Or may derive from Proto-Slavic *kobь, from Proto-Indo-European *kob-. Akin to Belarusian кабе́та (kabjéta, married woman), (obsolete) Russian кобь (kobʹ)Old Norse happ (good luck)Old Irish cob (victory).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈbjɛ.ta/
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Noun

kobieta f

  1. woman

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