kukułka

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word kukułka. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word kukułka, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say kukułka in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word kukułka you have here. The definition of the word kukułka will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofkukułka, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: kukułką

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kukukъ. Originally onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uwka
  • Syllabification: ku‧kuł‧ka

Noun

kukułka f (diminutive kukułeczka, related adjective kukułczy)

  1. cuckoo (bird), especially common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
  2. any orchid of the genus Dactylorhiza; spotted orchid; marsh orchid
    Synonym: stoplamek
  3. (Kielce, more generally) Synonym of storczyk

Declension

Further reading

  • kukułka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kukułka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “kukułki”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 257