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pchła

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See also: pchla, pchlą, and pchłą

Old Polish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blъxà. First attested in c. 1455.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pxɫa/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pxɫa/

    Noun

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    pchła f

    1. human flea (Pulex irritans)
      • 1930 [c. 1455], “I Reg”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)transliteration, transcription, 26, 20:
        A to iusz nye bødz przelyana krew ma na zemyø przed panem mim bo wiszedl krol israhelsky abi szukal pchli sziwey iako szukaiø kuropatwi na gorach
        [A *to już nie bądź przelana krew ma na ziemię przed Panem mym, bo wyszedł krol israhelski, aby szukał pchły *żywej, jako szukają kuropatwy na gorach”.]
      • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[1], number 1457:
        Pulex pchla
        [Pulex pchła]

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    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Polish pchła.

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      • Rhymes: -a
      • Syllabification: pchła

      Noun

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      pchła f (diminutive pchełka, related adjective pchli)

      1. flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities)
        1. (Middle Polish, figuratively) flea (miserable, insignificant person)

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