panienka
Polish
Etymology
From panna + -enka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈɲɛŋ.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛŋka
- Syllabification: pa‧nien‧ka
Noun
panienka f (diminutive panieneczka)
- Miss
- (euphemistic) prostitute (female person having sex for profit)
- (archaic) virgin (woman who has never had sexual intercourse)
Declension
Declension of panienka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | panienka | panienki |
| genitive | panienki | panienek |
| dative | panience | panienkom |
| accusative | panienkę | panienki |
| instrumental | panienką | panienkami |
| locative | panience | panienkach |
| vocative | panienko | panienki |
Descendants
- → Russian: пане́нка (panénka)
- → Yiddish: פּאַניענקע (panyenke)
Further reading
- panienka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- panienka in Polish dictionaries at PWN