żabka
See also: Zabka, ząbka, žabka, Żabka, żabką, and Żabką
Polish
Etymology
From żaba (“frog”) + -ka (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐap.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -apka
- Syllabification: żab‧ka
- Homophone: Żabka
Noun
żabka f
- Diminutive of żaba; a young or small frog
- (endearing) term of affection for a girl or woman
- (colloquial, swimming) breaststroke
- tongue-and-groove pliers
- (architecture) crocket
- Synonym: czołganka
- (exercise) frog jump
- frog (part of a string instrument's bow)
- clothespin, clothes peg
- (figure skating) split jump
- Synonyms: skok szpagatowy, żaba
- (pathology) ranula
- Synonym: torbiel ślinianki podjęzykowej
- frog (part of a sheath or scabbard)
- (shoemaking) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - (veterinary medicine) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.
Declension
Declension of żabka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | żabka | żabki |
| genitive | żabki | żabek |
| dative | żabce | żabkom |
| accusative | żabkę | żabki |
| instrumental | żabką | żabkami |
| locative | żabce | żabkach |
| vocative | żabko | żabki |
Further reading
- żabka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- żabka in Polish dictionaries at PWN