piszczałka
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See also: piszczałką
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
piszczałka f (diminutive piszczałeczka, augmentative piszczała, related adjective piszczałkowy)
- small, simple folk instrument, usually made of fresh willow bark, typically a kind of short folk pipe
- (music) pipe (sound-producing element of an organ)
- (hunting) bird whistle or other small instrument used to attract birds by imitating their sounds
- Hyponym: przepiór
- (colloquial) cornetfish (any fish of the genus Fistularia)
- Synonym: fistulka
Declension
Declension of piszczałka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | piszczałka | piszczałki |
| genitive | piszczałki | piszczałek |
| dative | piszczałce | piszczałkom |
| accusative | piszczałkę | piszczałki |
| instrumental | piszczałką | piszczałkami |
| locative | piszczałce | piszczałkach |
| vocative | piszczałko | piszczałki |
Further reading
- piszczałka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- piszczałka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “piszczałka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 275