cyga
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See also: cygą
Polish
Etymology
Mazurized form of *czyga,[1][2] likely borrowed, but the exact language is sometimes disputed. Some point to Hungarian csiga (“snail”);[3][2] compare csigalépcső where the same word means "spiral" as the first element. Alternatively, borrowed from Slovak čiga. However, Bańkowski disputes Hungarian origin,[1] and a Serbo-Croatian etymon has been suggested as an ultimate source.[2] First attested in 1564.[4]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɘɡa
- Syllabification: cy‧ga
Noun
cyga f
- (archaic) spinning top (toy)
Declension
Declension of cyga
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “cyga”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “cyga”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “cyga”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “cyga”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- cyga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “CYGA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 02.02.2022
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “cyga”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “cyga”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “cyga”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 858