pokrzywa

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See also: Pokrzywa, pokrzywą, and Pokrzywą

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopriva, contaminated by po- and krzywy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pɔkr̝iva/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pɔkr̝iva/

Noun

pokrzywa f

  1. nettle, stinging nettle
    • 1915 [Middle of the 15th century], Franciszek Pułaski, editor, Opis 815 rękopisów Biblioteki Ordynacji Krasińskich‎, page 33:
      Koprziwa urtica
      [Koprzywa urtica]
    • 1900 [13th century], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎, number 5014:
      Copriui acant
      [Koprzywy acant]

Derived terms

nouns

Descendants

  • Polish: pokrzywa

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “pokrzywa”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish koprzywa. Compare the toponym Koprzywnica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈkʂɘ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘva
  • Syllabification: po‧krzy‧wa
  • Homophone: Pokrzywa

Noun

pokrzywa f (diminutive pokrzywka)

  1. nettle (any plant of the genus Urtica)
  2. (education, slang) teacher

Declension

Declension of pokrzywa
singular plural
nominative pokrzywa pokrzywy
genitive pokrzywy pokrzyw
dative pokrzywie pokrzywom
accusative pokrzywę pokrzywy
instrumental pokrzywą pokrzywami
locative pokrzywie pokrzywach
vocative pokrzywo pokrzywy
adjectives
nouns
proper nouns

Descendants

Further reading

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