biała dama
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “white lady”. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English white lady.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbja.wa ˈda.ma/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ama
Noun
- (folklore, countable) white lady (female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy)
- (slang, uncountable) white lady (cocaine)
- Synonyms: biała śmierć, biały proszek, koka, kokaina, śnieg
Declension
Declension of biała dama
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | biała dama | białe damy |
| genitive | białej damy | białych dam |
| dative | białej damie | białym damom |
| accusative | białą damę | białe damy |
| instrumental | białą damą | białymi damami |
| locative | białej damie | białych damach |
| vocative | biała damo | białe damy |
Further reading
- biała dama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- biała dama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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