szpilka

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See also: szpilką

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szpilka

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spilla + -ka, from Late Latin spīnula, from Latin spīna.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

szpilka f (diminutive szpileczka, augmentative szpila)

  1. pin (small needle with no eye)
  2. stiletto heel
  3. stiletto (woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel)

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Descendants

  • Belarusian: шпілька (špilʹka)
  • Ukrainian: шпилька (špylʹka)
  • Yiddish: שפּילקע (shpilke)

Further reading

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