gżegżółka

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish gżegżółka, ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *žegъzuľa with the expected consonantism ż...gz deformed into a reduplicative shape. Cognate with Lithuanian gegužė̃, Latvian dzeguze, Old Prussian geguse, Old East Slavic жегъзулꙗ (žegŭzulja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʐɛɡˈʐuw.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uwka
  • Syllabification: gżeg‧żół‧ka

Noun

gżegżółka f

  1. (dated) cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
    Synonyms: kukułka, zazula, zozula

Declension

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.