szpilka

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See also: Szpilka, szpilką, and Szpilką

Polish

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szpilki sense 1
szpilki sense 3

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Etymology

From Italian spilla +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂpil.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -ilka
  • Syllabification: szpil‧ka
  • Homophone: Szpilka

Noun

szpilka f (diminutive szpileczka, augmentative szpila, related adjective szpilkowy)

  1. pin (needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening)
  2. stiletto heel (heel of a shoe that is very high and narrow, at least 10 centimeters (4 inches))
  3. stiletto (woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel))
  4. (colloquial, in the plural) pins (sharp pain resembling that of stabbing the body in many places)
    Synonym: szpile

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Descendants

  • Belarusian: шпі́лька (špílʹka)
  • Ukrainian: шпи́лька (špýlʹka)
  • Yiddish: שפּילקע (shpilke)

Further reading

  • szpilka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szpilki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szpilka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • szpilki in PWN's encyclopedia