kukurydza
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See also: kukurydzą
Polish
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Etymology
Attested at least since 1791. A Balkan wanderword of unknown origin, perhaps from Ukrainian кукуру́дза (kukurúdza), Serbo-Croatian kukuruz, or Ottoman Turkish قوقوروز. The penultimate vowel in the modern form is likely due to paronymic attraction to the common suffix -yca. Compare Czech kukuřice.
Pronunciation
Noun
kukurydza f (related adjective kukurydziany or kukurydzowy)
- (uncountable) maize, corn (any plant of the genus Zea)
- 1791, Franciszek Salezy Jezierski, Niektóre wyrazy porządkiem abecadła zebrane:
- Wołochy zaś, Mołdawia, Bessarabia, Tauryka, są Uroczyska, na ktòrych rodzą się kukurydze i arbuzy, a ziemia przez ustawiczne woyny Turkow i Moskwy uprawna rozlewem krwi, iest mieszkaniem stado bydła, owiec i koni.
- Tallachia, Moldova, Bessarabia, Tauryka, on the other hand, are woods where corn and watermelons grow, and the ground is kept with bloodshed from the incessant wars between the Turks and Moscow, and there is a herd of cattle, sheep, and horses.
- (countable) maize, corn (grain of Zea mays)
- (countable) corncob (central cylindrical core of an ear of maize on which the kernels are attached in rows)
- Synonym: kolba
Declension
Declension of kukurydza
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kukurydza | kukurydze |
| genitive | kukurydzy | kukurydz |
| dative | kukurydzy | kukurydzom |
| accusative | kukurydzę | kukurydze |
| instrumental | kukurydzą | kukurydzami |
| locative | kukurydzy | kukurydzach |
| vocative | kukurydzo | kukurydze |
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