poduszka

See also: poduszką

Polish
poduszka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podušьka. Cognate with Russian поду́шка (podúška), 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, related adjective poduszkowy)

  1. pillow, cushion
    książka do poduszki ― bedside book
    opowieść do poduszki ― bedtime story
    piosenka do poduszki ― lullaby
  2. stamp pad
  3. the soft part of the fingertip
  4. (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

Derived terms
nouns

Further reading
  • poduszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • poduszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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