rzeka

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *raikāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃royH-keh₂, from *h₃reyH-, an extension of *h₃er-. Doublet of Rijeka.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rzeka f (diminutive rzeczka or rzeczułka)

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)
  2. river (any large flow of a liquid)
  3. (figurative) river (large number of objects moving in an uninterrupted, steady motion)

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Further reading[edit]

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