makutra

See also: makutrą

Polish

Alternative forms

• makotra (obsolete or dialectal, Central Greater Poland)

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Ukrainian макі́тра (makítra) or its etymon Old Ruthenian *макотъра (*makotra), ultimately from Greek μάκτρα (máktra, “kneading trough, mortar”). Reanalyzed as mak (“poppy”) +‎ -u- +‎ trzeć (“to grind”) through folk etymology.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maˈku.tra/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /maˈku.tra/

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• Rhymes: -utra
• Syllabification: ma‧ku‧tra

Noun

makutra f

1. (cooking) makitra (big clay mixing bowl with a rough surface)

   Synonym: donica

Declension

Declension of makutra

	singular	plural
nominative	makutra	makutry
genitive	makutry	makutr
dative	makutrze	makutrom
accusative	makutrę	makutry
instrumental	makutrą	makutrami
locative	makutrze	makutrach
vocative	makutro	makutry

Further reading

• makutra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• makutra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “makutra”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 20