bocianka

See also: bocianką

Polish

FWOTD – 26 August 2024

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈt͡ɕan.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: bo‧cian‧ka

Etymology 1

From bocian (“stork”) +‎ -ka. First attested in 1853.

Noun

bocianka f

1. (obsolete) wine bottle with a long neck

   Hypernym: butelka

   • 1948-1952, Bolesław Prus (Aleksander Głowacki), Pisma, volume I, Nowele, opowiadania, fragmenty, page 80:

     Skoczysz do Fukiera i przyniesiesz trzy bocianki tego po dwa ruble.

     You'll head out to Fukier and bring three stork bottles of this for two rubles.

Declension

Declension of bocianka

	singular	plural
nominative	bocianka	bocianki
genitive	bocianki	bocianek
dative	bociance	bociankom
accusative	bociankę	bocianki
instrumental	bocianką	bociankami
locative	bociance	bociankach
vocative	bocianko	bocianki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bocianka m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of bocianek

Further reading

• bocianka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “bocianka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 180