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Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
detko n (indeclinable)
- (Kociewie) type of monster or bogeyman that scares children
Further reading
- Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “detko”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 150