Polonka

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of Apolonia + -ka.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Polonka f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Apolonia
    Synonym: Połocha

Further reading

  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “Polonka”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 629
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “Polonka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 275
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