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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔˈt͡ɕaŋ.ka/
- Rhymes: -aŋka
- Syllabification: bo‧cian‧ka
Etymology 1
From bocian (“stork”) + -ka. First attested in 1853.[1]
Noun
bocianka f
- (obsolete) wine bottle with a long neck
- Hypernym: butelka
1948-1952, Bolesław Prus (Aleksander Głowacki), Pisma, volume I, Nowele, opowiadania, fragmenty, page 80:Skoczysz do Fukiera i przyniesiesz trzy bocianki tego po dwa ruble.- You'll head out to Fukier and bring three stork bottles of this for two rubles.
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
bocianka m animal
- genitive/accusative singular of bocianek
References
- ^ Kurjer Warszawski (in Polish), volume 33, number 337, 1853 December 22, page 1672
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