kochanka

See also: Kochanka, kochanką, and Kochanką

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈxan.ka/

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• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: ko‧chan‧ka
• Homophone: Kochanka

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *koxati

Old Polish kochać

Polish kochać

Proto-Slavic *-anъ

Proto-Indo-European *-(e-)nós

Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ

Old Polish -any

Polish -any

Polish kochany

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Slavic *-kъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Old Polish -ek

Polish -ek

Polish kochanek

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish kochanka

From kochanek + -ka.

Noun

kochanka f (male equivalent kochanek)

1. female equivalent of kochanek (“lover”) (sexual partner)

   Synonym: kochanica

Declension

Declension of kochanka

	singular	plural
nominative	kochanka	kochanki
genitive	kochanki	kochanek
dative	kochance	kochankom
accusative	kochankę	kochanki
instrumental	kochanką	kochankami
locative	kochance	kochankach
vocative	kochanko	kochanki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kochanka m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of kochanek

Further reading

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