dudy

Czech

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdudɪ]

Noun

dudy f pl

1. bagpipes
2. (slang) boobs; tits

   Synonyms: gajdy, cecky, kozy, melouny

Declension

Declension of dudy (pl-only hard feminine)

	plural
nominative	dudy
genitive	dud
dative	dudám
accusative	dudy
vocative	dudy
locative	dudách
instrumental	dudami

Derived terms

• irské dudy

 

Further reading

• “dudy”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dudy”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

dudy

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duda. Compare Czech dudy, Slovak dudy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.dɘ/

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• Rhymes: -udɘ
• Syllabification: du‧dy
• Homophone: Dudy

Noun

dudy nvir pl

1. bagpipes

   Synonyms: kobza, koza

Declension

Declension of dudy

	plural
nominative	dudy
genitive	dud
dative	dudom
accusative	dudy
instrumental	dudami
locative	dudach
vocative	dudy

Derived terms

noun

• dudziarz

 

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Compare Polish dudy, Czech dudy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdudi/

Noun

dudy f pl (genitive plural dúd, declension pattern of žena)

1. (dialectal) bagpipes

   Synonym: gajdy

Declension

Declension of dudy

	plurale tantum
nominative	dudy
genitive	dúd
dative	dudám
accusative	dudy
locative	dudách
instrumental	dudami

Further reading

• “dudy”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024