antypka

See also: antypką

Polish

antypka

Alternative forms

  • antybka (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian анти́пка (antípka).[1][2] First attested in 1828.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈtɘ.pka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘpka
  • Syllabification: an‧ty‧pka

Noun

antypka f

  1. mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb)
    1. mahaleb cherry (object made from the wood of this bush)
  2. (criminal slang) mahaleb cherry (crowbar wrapped in paper or cloth, a spring or rope, a string with a metal knob at the end for beating victims)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “antypka”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Halina Zgółkowa, editor (1994–2005), “antypka”, in Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny, volumes 1–50, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kurjer Warszawski (in Polish), number 44, 15 February 1828, page 180

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