piekiełko

Polish

Etymology

From piekło +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɛˈkjɛw.kɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛwkɔ
  • Syllabification: pie‧kieł‧ko

Noun

piekiełko n

  1. diminutive of piekło
  2. (colloquial) hell (totality of unfavorable circumstances prevailing in some place, at some time, or during some event, which are the cause of someone's misery)

Declension

Further reading

  • piekiełko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • piekiełko in Polish dictionaries at PWN