ośmiornica

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See also: ośmiornicą

Polish

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Etymology

From ośmioro +‎ -nica. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Italian piovra, perhaps from the name of the Italian series La Piovra, which is about the Mafia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔɕ.mjɔrˈɲi.t͡sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: oś‧mior‧ni‧ca

Noun

ośmiornica f (diminutive ośmiorniczka)

  1. octopus (mollusc)
  2. octopus meat
  3. (colloquial) mafia (crime syndicate)
    Synonym: mafia

Declension

Further reading

  • ośmiornica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ośmiornica in Polish dictionaries at PWN