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Polish
Etymology
From sto (“one hundred”) + -ka (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛtka/
- Rhymes: -ɛtka
- Syllabification: set‧ka
Noun
setka f (diminutive seteczka, augmentative seta)
- hundred (name of the number)
- hundred (a set or group with a hundred elements)
- (metonymically) something assigned the number one hundred: bus line, road, candidate on a ballot, etc.
- (informal) 100 PLN, a sum of money or a paper bill with this value
- Synonyms: stówa, stówka
- (informal, automotive) 100 kilometres, 100 kilometres per hour
- Ile sekund do setki ma to nowe BMW? ― How many seconds does that new BMW take to reach 100 km/h?
- (colloquial) 100 ml bottle of vodka or other strong alcohol
- Synonyms: małpka, seta
Declension
Further reading
- setka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- setka in Polish dictionaries at PWN