pochwa
See also: pochwą
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish pochwa, from Proto-Slavic *poxъva. Cognate with Belarusian по́хва (póxva), Czech pochva, and Ukrainian пі́хва (píxva).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔx.fa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔxfa
- Syllabification: poch‧wa
Noun
pochwa f (diminutive pochewka)
- vagina (passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals)
- Synonym: wagina
- sheath, holster, scabbard
Declension
Declension of pochwa
singular | plural | |
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nominative | pochwa | pochwy |
genitive | pochwy | pochew |
dative | pochwie | pochwom |
accusative | pochwę | pochwy |
instrumental | pochwą | pochwami |
locative | pochwie | pochwach |
vocative | pochwo | pochwy |
Derived terms
adjectives
- pochwiasty
- pochwowaty
- pochwowy
nouns
- pochwica
- pochworogie
Further reading
- pochwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pochwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN