dziupla

See also: dziuplą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dupľa, from *duplo, from *dupa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognate to Old Church Slavonic дъбрь (dŭbrĭ, “valley”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑup.la/
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  • Rhymes: -upla
  • Syllabification: dziup‧la

Noun

dziupla f

  1. tree hollow
    Dzięcioły budują gniazda w dziuplach. ― Woodpeckers build their nests inside tree hollows.
  2. (slang) chop shop (place where stolen cars are prepared for resale or disassembled for parts)

Declension
Declension of dziupla
singular plural
nominative dziupla dziuple
genitive dziupli dziupli
dative dziupli dziuplom
accusative dziuplę dziuple
instrumental dziuplą dziuplami
locative dziupli dziuplach
vocative dziuplo dziuple

Further reading
  • dziupla in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dziupla in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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