olejówka

See also: olejówką

Polish

Etymology

From olej +‎ -ówka. First attested in 1866.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.lɛˈjuf.ka/
• Rhymes: -ufka
• Syllabification: o‧le‧jów‧ka

Noun

olejówka f

1. (countable, colloquial) oilskins (waterproof jacket covered with a thin layer of wax - a soft substance)
2. (uncountable, colloquial) vegetable oil industry
3. (countable, colloquial) oil device (device that requires petroleum oil to operate)
4. (countable, colloquial) oil paint (paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air)

   Synonym: farba olejna

5. (countable) African giant squirrel (any species of the genus Protoxerus)

Declension

Declension of olejówka

	singular	plural
nominative	olejówka	olejówki
genitive	olejówki	olejówek
dative	olejówce	olejówkom
accusative	olejówkę	olejówki
instrumental	olejówką	olejówkami
locative	olejówce	olejówkach
vocative	olejówko	olejówki

Derived terms

(nouns):

• olejówka leśna
• olejówka wąskoogonowa

Further reading

• olejówka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• olejówka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• olejówka in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego