sobaka

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See also: sobaką

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian соба́ка (sobáka), from Old East Slavic собака (sobaka), from Middle Iranian dialectal *sabāka-, from Proto-Medo-Parthian *spā́kəh, from Proto-Iranian *cwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔˈba.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: so‧ba‧ka

Noun

sobaka f

  1. (dated or regional) dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
    Synonym: pies
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) blackguard, scoundrel
    Synonyms: drań, łajdak, łajdus, łobuz, łotr, nikczemnik

Declension

Derived terms

verb
adjective

Further reading

  • sobaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN