kiczka

See also: kiczką

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkit͡ʂ.ka/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈkit͡ʂ.ka]

• Rhymes: -it͡ʂka
• Syllabification: kicz‧ka

Etymology 1

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Noun

kiczka f

1. (usually in the plural or dialectal, Przemyśl) sheaf of rye straw for a thatch roof
2. (usually in the plural or dialectal, Przemyśl) game, now rare, using sticks sharpened at both ends
3. stick (piece of wood) used in such a game
4. (Przemyśl) roll of straw for thatching

Alternative forms

• kicka (Przemyśl)

Declension

Declension of kiczka

	singular	plural
nominative	kiczka	kiczki
genitive	kiczki	kiczek
dative	kiczce	kiczkom
accusative	kiczkę	kiczki
instrumental	kiczką	kiczkami
locative	kiczce	kiczkach
vocative	kiczko	kiczki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian ки́чка (kíčka), diminutive of кика (kika).

Noun

kiczka f

1. (historical) type of headwear worn by married women in some parts of Russia

   Synonym: kika

Declension

Declension of kiczka

	singular	plural
nominative	kiczka	kiczki
genitive	kiczki	kiczek
dative	kiczce	kiczkom
accusative	kiczkę	kiczki
instrumental	kiczką	kiczkami
locative	kiczce	kiczkach
vocative	kiczko	kiczki

Further reading

• kiczka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Saloni (1899) “kiczka”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 239
• Aleksander Saloni (1908) “kiczka”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 335