bukwa

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бу́ква (búkva), from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of bukiew (“beechmast”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuk.fa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ukfa
  • Syllabification: buk‧wa

Noun

bukwa f

  1. a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet

Declension
Declension of bukwa
singular plural
nominative bukwa bukwy
genitive bukwy bukw
dative bukwie bukwom
accusative bukwę bukwy
instrumental bukwą bukwami
locative bukwie bukwach
vocative bukwo bukwy

Further reading
  • bukwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bukwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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