kometka

See also: kometką

Polish

Etymology

From kometa +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈmɛt.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtka
• Syllabification: ko‧met‧ka

Noun

kometka f

1. (countable) diminutive of kometa
2. (uncountable, colloquial) badminton (racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English)

   Synonym: badminton

3. (countable, colloquial, dated) shuttlecock, birdie (lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games)

   Synonym: lotka

Declension

Declension of kometka

	singular	plural
nominative	kometka	kometki
genitive	kometki	kometek
dative	kometce	kometkom
accusative	kometkę	kometki
instrumental	kometką	kometkami
locative	kometce	kometkach
vocative	kometko	kometki

Related terms

adjectives

• komeciany
• kometarny
• kometowy

 

adverbs

• kometarnie

 

nouns

• kometa

 

Further reading

• kometka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kometka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kometka in PWN's encyclopedia