pięta

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See also: pieta, pietà, Pietà, pietä, and Pięta

Polish

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pięta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pęta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpjɛn.ta/
(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈpjɛ̃.ta/
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Rhymes: -ɛnta
Syllabification: pię‧ta
Homophones: Pienta, Pięta

Noun

pięta f (diminutive piętka)

heel (part of the foot)
heel (part of a shoe or sock)
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Declension

Declension of pięta

	singular	plural
nominative	pięta	pięty
genitive	pięty	pięt
dative	pięcie	piętom
accusative	piętę	pięty
instrumental	piętą	piętami
locative	pięcie	piętach
vocative	pięto	pięty

Derived terms

adjective

piętowy

nouns

verbs

deptać po piętach impf
pójść w pięty impf

Further reading

pięta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
pięta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pięta”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
“PIĘTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2010 September 9

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