liszka

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See also: liszką

Polish

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liszka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lišьka.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -iʂka
  • Syllabification: lisz‧ka

Noun

liszka f (augmentative licha)

  1. (hunting) vixen, female fox
    Synonym: lisica
  2. cunning person
  3. (Kraków) chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
    Synonym: kurka
  4. (colloquial or dialectal, Kociewie, Malbork, entomology, lepidopterology) caterpillar, leafworm (larva of a butterfly or moth)
    Synonyms: gąsienica, licha
  5. (obsolete) odd number; uneven number
    Synonym: licho
  6. (archaic) hazel (any plant of the genus Corylus)
    Synonym: leszczyna

Declension

Further reading

  • liszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • liszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Dr Nadmorski (Józef Łęgowski) (1889) “liszka”, in “Spis wyrazów właściwych gwarze malborskiej i kociewskiej”, in Wisła. Miesięcznik Geograficzno-Etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 3 z.4, page 745