chałupa

See also: chalupa, Chalupa, Chałupa, chałupą, and Chałupą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xalupa. Cognate with Czech chalupa and Kashubian chałpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈwu.pa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -upa
  • Syllabification: cha‧łu‧pa
  • Homophone: Chałupa

Noun

chałupa f (diminutive chałupka or chałupina, augmentative chałupsko)

  1. peasant's house, especially a simple wooden one
  2. shanty, cottage, hut
    Synonym: chata

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • chałupniczy
nouns
  • chałupnica
  • chałupnictwo
  • chałupnik

Descendants

  • Belarusian: халу́па (xalúpa)
  • Russian: халу́па (xalúpa)
  • Ukrainian: халу́па (xalúpa)
  • Yiddish: כאַלופּע (khalupe)

Further reading

  • chałupa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chałupa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.