jaskółka

See also: Jaskółka, jaskółką, and Jaskółką

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish jastkółka, jastkułka, likely derived 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)

swallow, a small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family
Synonym: dymówka
(obsolete) paradise (the upper gallery in a theatre)
Synonym: paradyz
(obsolete) morning coat, tailcoat
Synonyms: frak, żakiet
(gymnastics, figure skating) horizontal stand
(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

jaskółczany
jaskółczy
jaskółkowy

nouns

jaskółczę
jaskółczycha