kurczę

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See also: kurcze

Polish

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kurczęta

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈkur.t͡ʂɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈkur.t͡ʂɛw̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -urt͡ʂɛw̃
  • Syllabification: kur‧czę
  • Homophone: kurcze

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish kurczę, from Proto-Slavic *kurъčę. By surface analysis, kurka +‎ .

Noun

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kurczę n (diminutive kurczątko)

  1. chick (young chicken)
Declension
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Interjection

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kurczę!

  1. (colloquial, minced oath) darn!

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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kurczę

  1. first-person singular present of kurczyć

Further reading

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