macocha

Polish

Alternative forms

• macecha (Central Greater Poland, Poznań, Northern Greater Poland, Eastern Greater Poland)
• macycha (Central Greater Poland)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maťexa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡sɔ.xa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔxa
• Syllabification: ma‧co‧cha

Noun

macocha f (diminutive macoszka)

1. stepmother

Declension

Declension of macocha

	singular	plural
nominative	macocha	macochy
genitive	macochy	macoch
dative	macosze	macochom
accusative	macochę	macochy
instrumental	macochą	macochami
locative	macosze	macochach
vocative	macocho	macochy

Derived terms

• po macoszemu

 

Further reading

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