piastunka

See also: piastunką

Polish

Etymology

From piastun + -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjasˈtuŋ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -uŋka
  • Syllabification: pias‧tun‧ka

Noun

piastunka f (male equivalent piastun)

  1. (literary) female equivalent of piastun (woman who looks after children)
  2. (historical) female equivalent of piastun (in early medieval Poland, a high-ranking official responsible for the upbringing of royal children)
  3. (rare, obsolete) female equivalent of piastun (young girl whom one is caring for or raising)

Noun

piastunka f (male equivalent piastun)

  1. (hunting) female bear cub under the care of his mother
  2. (hunting) female wolf that watches over his pack's cubs while their parents are hunting

Declension

Further reading

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