odkrytka

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See also: odkrytką

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian открытка (otkrytka). By surface analysis, odkryć +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔtˈkrɨt.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨtka
  • Syllabification: od‧kryt‧ka

Noun[edit]

odkrytka f

  1. (dated, proscribed) postcard
    Synonyms: pocztówka, widokówka, (obsolete) korespondentka
    • 2021 February 3 [1890], Irena Krzywicka, Siew przyszłości, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Mam od męża regularnie dwa razy na tydzień odkrytkę. Paryż bardzo mu się podoba, ale tęskni za domem.
      My husband sends me a postcard twice a week. He likes Paris very much but he misses home.

Usage notes[edit]

The word is often proscribed due to the fact that it was as considered a Russianism during Russian Partition.

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