mykwa

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מקווה / מִקְוֶה (mikvé). The internal vowel arose through conflation with myć (“to wash with water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɨk.fa/

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• Rhymes: -ɨkfa
• Syllabification: myk‧wa

Noun

mykwa f

1. (Judaism) mikveh

Declension

Declension of mykwa

	singular	plural
nominative	mykwa	mykwy
genitive	mykwy	mykw
dative	mykwie	mykwom
accusative	mykwę	mykwy
instrumental	mykwą	mykwami
locative	mykwie	mykwach
vocative	mykwo	mykwy

Further reading

• mykwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN