pietruszka

See also: Pietruszka, pietruszką, and Pietruszką

Polish

pietruszka

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish piotruszka. Calque of Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon). Displaced piotruziele and pietruziele, which are direct borrowings from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɛˈtruʂ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uʂka
  • Syllabification: pie‧trusz‧ka
  • Homophone: Pietruszka

Noun

pietruszka f (augmentative pietrucha, related adjective pietruszkowy)

  1. parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
  2. parsley (edible root of this plant)
  3. parsley (dried leaves of this plant)
    Synonym: natka

Declension

Derived terms

verbs
  • pietruszkować impf

Descendants

  • Belarusian: пятру́шка (pjatrúška)
  • Russian: петру́шка (petrúška)
  • Ukrainian: петру́шка (petrúška)
  • Yiddish: פּיעטרושקע (pyetrushke), פּעטרושקע (petrushke), פּעטרעשקע (petreshke), פּעטרישקע (petrishke)

Further reading

  • pietruszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pietruszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • pietruszka in PWN's encyclopedia
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