bojka

See also: bojką, bójka, bójką, and bôjka

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔj.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɔjka
  • Syllabification: boj‧ka

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
German Bojebor.
Polish boja
Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ
Proto-Slavic *-ъka
Old Polish -ka
Polish -ka
Polish bojka

    From boja + -ka.

    Noun

    bojka f

    1. diminutive of boja
    2. small buoy, small float

    Declension

    Declension of bojka
    singular plural
    nominative bojka bojki
    genitive bojki bojek
    dative bojce bojkom
    accusative bojkę bojki
    instrumental bojką bojkami
    locative bojce bojkach
    vocative bojko bojki

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly some form of baja”)

    Noun

    bojka f

    1. alternative form of baja (baize; coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors)

    Declension

    Declension of bojka
    singular plural
    nominative bojka bojki
    genitive bojki bojek
    dative bojce bojkom
    accusative bojkę bojki
    instrumental bojką bojkami
    locative bojce bojkach
    vocative bojko bojki

    Etymology 3

    See bajka.

    Noun

    bojka f

    1. (Masovian Borderland) alternative form of bajka (“rumor; nonsense”)

    Further reading

    • bojka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • Małgorzata Kapusta (2017), “bajka”, in Mowa mieszkańców pogranicza Mazowsza (na przykładzie gminy Głowaczów w powiecie kozienickim) (in Polish), Warsaw: Elipsa, →ISBN, page 75
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