pokrzywa

See also: Pokrzywa, pokrzywą, and Pokrzywą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish koprzywa, from Proto-Slavic *kopriva, altered by po- and krzywy, or by pokrzywić. Compare the Polish placename Koprzywnica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔˈkʂɨ.va/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɨva
Syllabification: po‧krzy‧wa
Homophone: Pokrzywa

Noun

pokrzywa f (diminutive pokrzywka)

nettle (any plant of the genus Urtica)
(education, slang) teacher

Declension

Declension of pokrzywa

	singular	plural
nominative	pokrzywa	pokrzywy
genitive	pokrzywy	pokrzyw
dative	pokrzywie	pokrzywom
accusative	pokrzywę	pokrzywy
instrumental	pokrzywą	pokrzywami
locative	pokrzywie	pokrzywach
vocative	pokrzywo	pokrzywy

Related terms

adjectives

nouns

pokrzywienie
pokrzywka
pokrzywnik
pokrzywowate
pokrzywowce

proper nouns

Pokrzywna
Pokrzywnia
Pokrzywnica
Pokrzywnik
Pokrzywy

Descendants

→ Yiddish: פּאָקשיװע (pokshive), פּאָקזשיװע (pokzhive)

Further reading

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

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