pochwa

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See also: pochwą

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pochwa, from Proto-Slavic *poxъva. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Latin vāgīna (scabbard). Cognate with Belarusian по́хва (póxva), Czech pochva, and Ukrainian пі́хва (píxva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.xfa/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔxfa
  • Syllabification: po‧chwa

Noun

pochwa f (diminutive pochewka)

  1. vagina (passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals)
    Synonym: wagina
  2. sheath, holster, scabbard

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Further reading

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