żaba

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See also: Zaba, žaba, žába, Żaba, żabą, and Żabą

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒaba/
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: ża‧ba

Noun

żaba f

  1. frog

Declension

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “żaba”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • żaba”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

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żaba

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish żaba, from Proto-Slavic *žaba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐa.ba/
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  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: ża‧ba
  • Homophone: Żaba

Noun

żaba f (diminutive żabka)

  1. frog, especially any true frog or ranid
  2. (slang, automotive) jack (device)
  3. (colloquial) tongue-and-groove pliers
  4. (colloquial, swimming) breaststroke
  5. (rail transport) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

adjective
adverb
augmentatives
diminutives
nouns
verb

Further reading

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