piastunka

See also: piastunką

Polish

Etymology

From piastun +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjasˈtun.ka/

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• Rhymes: -unka
• Syllabification: pias‧tun‧ka

Noun

piastunka f (male equivalent piastun)

1. (literary) female equivalent of piastun (“woman who looks after children”)
2. (historical) female equivalent of piastun (“in early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children”)
3. (rare, obsolete) female equivalent of piastun (“young girl whom one is caring for or raising”)

Noun

piastunka f (male equivalent piastun)

1. (hunting) female bear cub under the care of his mother
2. (hunting) female wolf that watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting

Declension

Declension of piastunka

	singular	plural
nominative	piastunka	piastunki
genitive	piastunki	piastunek
dative	piastunce	piastunkom
accusative	piastunkę	piastunki
instrumental	piastunką	piastunkami
locative	piastunce	piastunkach
vocative	piastunko	piastunki

Further reading

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