tęga

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See also: tega, and tęgą

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • 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

  1. (obsolete or dialectal, 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
adjectives
nouns
verbs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

tęga

  1. 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
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