dęga

See also: dega, degà, and Dęga

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dǫga (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰongʰ-eh₂, from *dʰengʰ- (“to cover, to overcast”). Cognates include Lithuanian dangà (“cover”), Czech duha (“rainbow”), Slovak dúha (“rainbow”), Russian дуга́ (dugá, “arc”), and Serbo-Croatian ду́га (“rainbow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋ.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋɡa
  • Syllabification: dę‧ga

Noun

dęga f

  1. (dialectal) wale

Declension
Declension of dęga
singular plural
nominative dęga dęgi
genitive dęgi dęg
dative dędze dęgom
accusative dęgę dęgi
instrumental dęgą dęgami
locative dędze dęgach
vocative dęgo dęgi

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