poduszka
See also: poduszką
Polish
poduszka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podušьka. Cognate with Russian подушка (poduška), Ukrainian по́душка (póduška), Czech poduška, Slovak poduška. Also compare Serbo-Croatian духња (“feather bed”), Czech duchna, Polish duchna. Ultimately derivable from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (“breath, spirit”), through the sense development "breath" → "inflated" → "pillow".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˈduʂ.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uʂka
- Syllabification: po‧dusz‧ka
Noun
poduszka f (diminutive poduszeczka, augmentative poducha)
- pillow, cushion
- stamp pad
- the soft part of the fingertip
- (card games) diamond
Declension
Declension of poduszka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | poduszka | poduszki |
| genitive | poduszki | poduszek |
| dative | poduszce | poduszkom |
| accusative | poduszkę | poduszki |
| instrumental | poduszką | poduszkami |
| locative | poduszce | poduszkach |
| vocative | poduszko | poduszki |
Further reading
- poduszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- poduszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN