ryczka

Polish

Alternative forms

• ruczka (Central Greater Poland)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare Silesian ryczka.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈrɘt͡ʂ.ka/
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈrɘt͡ʂ.ka/

Noun

ryczka f (diminutive ryczuchna)

1. (Central Greater Poland, Kuyavia) bench; footstool

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “ryczka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 276
• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “ryczka”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 23

Silesian

Etymology

From Silesian East Central German Ritsche +‎ -ka. Compare Polish ryczka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪt͡ʂ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɪt͡ʂka
• Syllabification: rycz‧ka

Noun

ryczka f

1. stool (piece of furniture for sitting without a backrest)

Further reading

• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “ryczka”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 249