jaskółka

See also: Jaskółka, jaskółką, and Jaskółką

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish jastkółka, jastkułka, likely from Proto-Slavic *last-, influenced by the continuant of Proto-Slavic *jaskati, whence jazgotać. Compare Bulgarian ля́стовица (ljástovica), Czech vlaštovka, Russian ла́сточка (lástočka), Serbo-Croatian ла́ста, Slovak lastovička, Slovene lástovica and Ukrainian ла́стівка (lástivka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jasˈkuw.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -uwka
  • Syllabification: jas‧kół‧ka
  • Homophone: Jaskółka

Noun

jaskółka f (diminutive jaskółeczka)

  1. swallow, a small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family
    Synonym: dymówka
  2. (architecture, obsolete, theater) gods, paradise (the upper gallery in a theatre)
    Synonyms: galeria, paradyz, raik
  3. (obsolete) morning coat, tailcoat
    Synonyms: frak, żakiet
  4. (gymnastics, figure skating) horizontal stand
  5. (publishing) trial copy

Declension
Declension of jaskółka
singular plural
nominative jaskółka jaskółki
genitive jaskółki jaskółek
dative jaskółce jaskółkom
accusative jaskółkę jaskółki
instrumental jaskółką jaskółkami
locative jaskółce jaskółkach
vocative jaskółko jaskółki

Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
  • jaskółczę
  • jaskółczycha
proverb

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