dumka

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See also: dumką

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

dumka (musical genre)

Etymology

From Ukrainian ду́мка (dúmka), diminutive of ду́ма (dúma, “sung epic poem”).

Noun

dumka (countable and uncountable, plural dumkas or dumky)

(uncountable) A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine.
(countable) An individual composition in this genre.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

dumka

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian ду́мка (dúmka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdum.ka/
Rhymes: -umka
Syllabification: dum‧ka

Noun

dumka f

(uncountable) dumka (genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine)
(countable) dumka (individual composition in this genre)
Synonym: duma
(countable) dumka (literary work based on such a composition)
Synonym: duma

Declension

Declension of dumka

	singular	plural
nominative	dumka	dumki
genitive	dumki	dumek
dative	dumce	dumkom
accusative	dumkę	dumki
instrumental	dumką	dumkami
locative	dumce	dumkach
vocative	dumko	dumki

Derived terms

nouns

dumkarz

Further reading

dumka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
dumka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
dumka in PWN's encyclopedia

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