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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.swa/
- Rhymes: -ɔswa
- Syllabification: o‧sła
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish osła, from Proto-Slavic *os(ь)la, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśilos, *aśelos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-i-l-o- or *h₂eḱ-l-, from the root *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Noun
osła f
- (obsolete) Augmentative of osełka (“whetstone”)
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
osła m
- genitive/accusative singular of osioł
Further reading
- osła in Polish dictionaries at PWN