kolka

See also: Kolka, kolką, Kolką, kołka, and kółka

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.ka/

• (Masovia):
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlka
• Syllabification: kol‧ka
• Homophone: Kolka

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin colica, from Ancient Greek κωλῐκή (kōlĭkḗ). Influenced by etymology 2, compare Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka), Lower Sorbian kólka for the same change.

Noun

kolka f

1. stitch (intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
2. colic (form of acute pain)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kolka	kolki
genitive	kolki	kolek
dative	kolce	kolkom
accusative	kolkę	kolki
instrumental	kolką	kolkami
locative	kolce	kolkach
vocative	kolko	kolki

Declension of kolka

Alternative forms

• kolika (Middle Polish)

Descendants

• →? Kashubian: kòlka

Etymology 2

From kłóć (“to prick”) +‎ -ka (first person singular kolę). Compare Kashubian kòlka, Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka).

Noun

kolka f

1. thorn (a sharp protective spine of a plant)

   Synonyms: kolec, cierń

2. needle (leaf of conifers)

   Synonyms: igła, szpilka

3. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

   Synonyms: ciernik, czart, kat

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kolka	kolki
genitive	kolki	kolek
dative	kolce	kolkom
accusative	kolkę	kolki
instrumental	kolką	kolkami
locative	kolce	kolkach
vocative	kolko	kolki

Declension of kolka

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably from one of the above etymologies and should be merged”)

Interjection

kolka

1. (Near Masovian, mildly vulgar) used as a general swear word; damn it!

Further reading

• kolka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kolka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “kolka”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 242