bukwa
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian бу́ква (búkva), from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of bukiew (“beechmast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuk.fa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ukfa
- Syllabification: buk‧wa
Noun
bukwa f
- a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet
Declension
Declension of bukwa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bukwa | bukwy |
| genitive | bukwy | bukw |
| dative | bukwie | bukwom |
| accusative | bukwę | bukwy |
| instrumental | bukwą | bukwami |
| locative | bukwie | bukwach |
| vocative | bukwo | bukwy |
Further reading
- bukwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bukwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN