pacyna

See also: pacyną and pacÿna

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From paca / pacać +‎ -yna with contamination with pecyna.[1] First attested in 1564.[2] Compare Silesian pacyna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈt͡sɘ.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘna
  • Syllabification: pa‧cy‧na

Noun

pacyna f (diminutive pacynka)

  1. (colloquial) lump of mud, clay, rubble
    Synonym: pecyna

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Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Jadwiga Waniakowa (2017) “Skąd pochodzi pacynka?”, in Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis — Studia Linguistica[1] (in Polish), number 12, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków, →ISSN, page 300
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pacyna”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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