Kurpie

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Kurpie.

Proper noun

Kurpie

  1. An ethnocultural region of Poland.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur.pjɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -urpjɛ
  • Syllabification: Kur‧pie

Etymology 1

Plural of kurp (“bast shoe”).

Proper noun

Kurpie nvir pl (related adjective kurpiowski)

  1. Kurpie (an ethnocultural region of Poland)
    Synonym: Kurpiowszczyzna
Declension
Declension of Kurpie
plural
nominative Kurpie
genitive Kurpi/Kurpiów
dative Kurpiom
accusative Kurpie
instrumental Kurpiami
locative Kurpiach
vocative Kurpie
Derived terms
nouns
  • Kurpie Białe
  • Kurpie Zielone
nouns

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Kurpie

  1. nominative/vocative plural of Kurp

Further reading

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