zołza

See also: zołzą, zółza, and zółzą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zołza, from Proto-Slavic *želza, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰelǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔw.za/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔwza
  • Syllabification: zoł‧za

Noun

zołza f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) harpy, shrew (shrewish woman)
    Synonyms: jędza, megiera, sekutnica
  2. (dated, pathology) scrofula
    Synonyms: skrofuloza, (archaic) skrofuły

Declension

Declension of zołza
singular plural
nominative zołza zołzy
genitive zołzy zołz
dative zołzie zołzom
accusative zołzę zołzy
instrumental zołzą zołzami
locative zołzie zołzach
vocative zołzo zołzy

Derived terms

adjectives
  • zołzowaty
  • zołzowy
noun
noun
  • zołzowatość

Further reading

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