wataha

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian вата́га (vatáha), from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ōtag (“fireplace, tent, room”). Doublet of wataga (“warlord”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaˈta.xa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: wa‧ta‧ha

Noun

wataha f

  1. pack (of wolves, wild boars)
  2. large group of often armed people
    Synonyms: banda, zgraja

Declension
Declension of wataha
singular plural
nominative wataha watahy
genitive watahy watah
dative watasze/wataże/watadze watahom
accusative watahę watahy
instrumental watahą watahami
locative watasze/wataże/watadze watahach
vocative wataho watahy

Derived terms
noun
adjective
  • watażkowaty
verb
  • watażkować impf

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