tęga

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See also: tega and tęgą

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛŋ.ɡa/

(Greater Poland):
- (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛŋ.ɡa/
- (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈteŋ.ɡa/

Rhymes: -ɛŋɡa
Syllabification: tę‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tǭgà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tangā, from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ- (“to pull back, be heavy”).

Noun

tęga f

(obsolete or dialectal, Central Greater Poland, Kuyavia) longing, yearning
Synonym: tęsknota

Declension

Declension of tęga

	singular	plural
nominative	tęga	tęgi
genitive	tęgi	tęg
dative	tędze	tęgom
accusative	tęgę	tęgi
instrumental	tęgą	tęgami
locative	tędze	tęgach
vocative	tęgo	tęgi

Related terms

adjectives

nouns

verbs

ciągać impf
ciągnąć impf
ciążyć impf
tężeć impf
tężyć impf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

tęga

feminine nominative/vocative singular of tęgi

Further reading

tęga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Oskar Kolberg (1867) “tęga”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277
“tęga”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary wielkopolskiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 8, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, 1916, page 98

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