kobieta
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
Noun
kobieta f
Declension
Declension of kobieta
Antonyms
Derived terms
- kobiecy (adjective)
References
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “kobieta”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 241
Further reading
- kobieta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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