kukawka
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈkaf.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -afka
- Syllabification: ku‧kaw‧ka
Noun
kukawka f
- roadrunner (either member of the genus Geococcyx)
- any ground cuckoo of the genus Neomorphus
- (usually in the plural) New World ground cuckoo (bird of the subfamily Neomorphinae)
- (obsolete or regional) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- Synonym: kukułka
- (obsolete or regional) cuckoo (bird-shaped figure in cuckoo clocks)
- Synonym: kukułka
- (rare) a type of musical instrument
Declension
Declension of kukawka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kukawka | kukawki |
| genitive | kukawki | kukawek |
| dative | kukawce | kukawkom |
| accusative | kukawkę | kukawki |
| instrumental | kukawką | kukawkami |
| locative | kukawce | kukawkach |
| vocative | kukawko | kukawki |
See also
- storczyk kukawka
Further reading
- kukawka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kukawka in Polish dictionaries at PWN