bocianka

See also: bocianką

Polish

FWOTD – 26 August 2024

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔˈt͡ɕan.ka/
  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Syllabification: bo‧cian‧ka

Etymology 1

From bocian (“stork”) +‎ -ka. First attested in 1853.[1]

Noun

bocianka f

  1. (obsolete) wine bottle with a long neck
    Hypernym: butelka
    • 1948-1952, Bolesław Prus (Aleksander Głowacki), Pisma, volume I, Nowele, opowiadania, fragmenty, page 80:
      Skoczysz do Fukiera i przyniesiesz trzy bocianki tego po dwa ruble.
      You'll head out to Fukier and bring three stork bottles of this for two rubles.
Declension
Declension of bocianka
singular plural
nominative bocianka bocianki
genitive bocianki bocianek
dative bociance bociankom
accusative bociankę bocianki
instrumental bocianką bociankami
locative bociance bociankach
vocative bocianko bocianki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bocianka m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of bocianek

References

  1. ^ Kurjer Warszawski (in Polish), volume 33, number 337, 22 December 1853, page 1672

Further reading

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