hetera

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See also: heterą and hetéra

Interlingua

Noun

hetera (plural heteras)

  1. (historical) hetaera

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἑταῖρα (hetaîra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɛˈtɛ.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: he‧te‧ra

Noun

hetera f

  1. (Ancient Greece, historical) hetaera (hired female companion)
    Hypernyms: córa Koryntu, kurtyzana, prostytutka
  2. (humorous) ball-buster (tough woman)
    Synonyms: baba-chłop, babochłop, chłopczyca, chłopobaba, dragon, harpia, herod-baba, kobieton, megiera

Declension

Further reading

  • hetera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hetera in Polish dictionaries at PWN