maciora
Polish
Etymology
From macierz + -a. Doublet of mać (“mother”), macierz (“matrix”), and mutra (“nut for a bolt”). mać comes from leveling to the nominative stem, macierz and maciora from leveling to the two oblique stems, and mutra was borrowed from German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈt͡ɕɔ.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔra
- Syllabification: ma‧cio‧ra
Noun
maciora f (diminutive maciorka)
- sow (female pig/suid)
- Synonyms: locha, maciura, maciorka
- (obsolete) mother
- Synonym: matka
Declension
Declension of maciora
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maciora | maciory |
| genitive | maciory | macior |
| dative | maciorze | maciorom |
| accusative | maciorę | maciory |
| instrumental | maciorą | maciorami |
| locative | maciorze | maciorach |
| vocative | macioro | maciory |
Further reading
- maciora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- maciora in Polish dictionaries at PWN