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Polish
Etymology
From modlić się + -ka, perhaps a calque of German Gottesanbeterin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔˈdliʂ.ka/
- Rhymes: -iʂka
- Syllabification: mo‧dlisz‧ka
Noun
modliszka f
- praying mantis
- femme fatale
- Synonym: femme fatale
Declension
Further reading
- modliszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- modliszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN