detko

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See also: dętko

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

detko n (indeclinable)

  1. (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