pasterka

See also: pasterką, Pasterka, and Pasterką

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *pasti
Proto-Slavic *-yřь
Proto-Slavic *pastyřь
Old Polish pastyrz
Polish pasterz
Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ
Proto-Slavic *-ъka
Old Polish -ka
Polish -ka
Polish pasterka

    From pasterz + -ka.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pasˈtɛr.ka/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛrka
    • Syllabification: pas‧ter‧ka
    • Homophone: Pasterka

    Noun

    pasterka f (male equivalent pasterz)

    1. female equivalent of pasterz (“shepherdess”)
    2. (archaic) ladies' hat, often made of straw with a wide and downward-sloping brim
    3. (Roman Catholicism) midnight mass

    Declension

    Declension of pasterka
    singular plural
    nominative pasterka pasterki
    genitive pasterki pasterek
    dative pasterce pasterkom
    accusative pasterkę pasterki
    instrumental pasterką pasterkami
    locative pasterce pasterkach
    vocative pasterko pasterki

    Further reading

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