jaskra

See also: jaskrą and jåskră

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěskra (spark). First attested in c. 1500. Doublet of iskra. Displaced by Polish chrabąszcz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /jaskra/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /jaskra/

Noun

jaskra f

  1. cockchafer, May bug (Melolontha melolontha)
    • 1908 [c. 1500], Bolesław Erzepki, editor, Przyczynki do średniowiecznego słownictwa polskiego. I. Glosy polskie wpisane do łacińsko-niemieckiego słownika drukowanego w roku 1490, Lubiń, page 23:
      Yąskrą poples
      [Jaskra poples]

Descendants

  • Polish: jaskra

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjas.kra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -askra
  • Syllabification: jas‧kra
  • Homophone: Jaskra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish jaskra, from Proto-Slavic *ěskra (spark). Doublet of jaskier, iskra, and skra.

Noun

jaskra f

  1. (pathology) glaucoma [from 19th c.]
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

jaskra m inan

  1. genitive singular of jaskier

jaskra m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of jaskier

Further reading

  • jaskra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jaskra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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