olejówka

See also: olejówką

Polish

Etymology

From olej +‎ -ówka. First attested in 1866.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ Gazeta Narodowa (in Polish), volume 5, number 30, 5 February 1866, page 3

Further reading

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