piłka
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiw.ka/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iwka
- Syllabification: pił‧ka
- Homophone: Piłka
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish piłka, from Latin pila, likely from pilus (“hair”), originally meaning "bundle of hair". Displaced Old Polish miecz and mięcz.
Noun
piłka f (diminutive piłeczka, augmentative piła)
- ball (object, generally spherical, used for playing games)
Declension
Declension of piłka
Derived terms
Related terms
adjectives
adverbs
- piłkarsko
Descendants
- → Esperanto: pilko
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Polish piłka. By surface analysis, piła + -ka.
Noun
piłka f
Declension
Declension of piłka