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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dupľa, from *duplo, from *dupa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”).
Cognate to Old Church Slavonic дъбрь (dŭbrĭ, “valley”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑu.pla/
- Rhymes: -upla
- Syllabification: dziu‧pla
Noun
dziupla f
- tree hollow
- Dzięcioły budują gniazda w dziuplach. ― Woodpeckers build their nests inside tree hollows.
- (slang) chop shop (place where stolen cars are prepared for resale or disassembled for parts)
Declension
Further reading
- dziupla in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dziupla in Polish dictionaries at PWN