panienka

See also: panienką

Polish

Etymology

From panna +‎ -enka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɲɛn.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnka
• Syllabification: pa‧nien‧ka

Noun

panienka f (diminutive panieneczka)

1. Miss
2. (euphemistic) prostitute (female person having sex for profit)
3. (archaic) virgin (woman who has never had sexual intercourse)

Declension

Declension of panienka

	singular	plural
nominative	panienka	panienki
genitive	panienki	panienek
dative	panience	panienkom
accusative	panienkę	panienki
instrumental	panienką	panienkami
locative	panience	panienkach
vocative	panienko	panienki

Descendants

• → Russian: пане́нка (panénka)
• → Yiddish: פּאַניענקע (panyenke)

Further reading

• panienka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• panienka in Polish dictionaries at PWN