pluskwa

See also: pluskwą

Polish

pluskwa

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pluskwa, from Proto-Slavic *pljuskъv. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English bug.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplus.kfa/
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Rhymes: -uskfa
Syllabification: plus‧kwa

Noun

pluskwa f

bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
(colloquial, electronics) bug (electronic listening device)
Synonym: podsłuch

Declension

Declension of pluskwa

	singular	plural
nominative	pluskwa	pluskwy
genitive	pluskwy	pluskiew
dative	pluskwie	pluskwom
accusative	pluskwę	pluskwy
instrumental	pluskwą	pluskwami
locative	pluskwie	pluskwach
vocative	pluskwo	pluskwy

Related terms

noun

pluskwa milenijna

Further reading

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

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