kolka
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Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin colica, from Ancient Greek κωλῐκή (kōlĭkḗ). Influenced by etymology 2, compare Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka), Lower Sorbian kólka for the same change.
Noun
kolka f
Declension
Declension of kolka
Alternative forms
Descendants
- →? Kashubian: kòlka
Etymology 2
From kłóć (“to prick”) + -ka (first person singular kolę). Compare Kashubian kòlka, Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka).
Noun
kolka f
- thorn (a sharp protective spine of a plant)
- needle (leaf of conifers)
- three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Declension
Declension of kolka
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably from one of the above etymologies and should be merged”)
Interjection
kolka
- (Near Masovian, mildly vulgar) used as a general swear word; damn it!