podstawka

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Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔtˈstaf.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -afka
  • Syllabification: pod‧staw‧ka

Etymology 1

From podstawa +‎ -ka.

Noun

podstawka f

  1. beer mat, coaster
    Synonym: podkładka
  2. saucer (small dish)
    Synonym: spodek
  3. (mycology) basidium
    Synonym: bazydium
  4. (electronics) socket
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adjective

Etymology 2

From podstawić +‎ -ka.

Noun

podstawka f

  1. (colloquial, chess) blunder (very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight)
Declension

Further reading

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