zołza

See also: zołzą, zółza, and zółzą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zołza, from Proto-Slavic *želza, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰelǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɔw.za/
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Rhymes: -ɔwza
Syllabification: zoł‧za

Noun

zołza f

(colloquial, derogatory) harpy, shrew (shrewish woman)
Synonyms: jędza, megiera, sekutnica
(dated, pathology) scrofula
Synonyms: skrofuloza, (archaic) skrofuły

Declension

Declension of zołza

	singular	plural
nominative	zołza	zołzy
genitive	zołzy	zołz
dative	zołzie	zołzom
accusative	zołzę	zołzy
instrumental	zołzą	zołzami
locative	zołzie	zołzach
vocative	zołzo	zołzy

Derived terms

adjectives

zołzowaty
zołzowy

noun

zołzy

Related terms

noun

zołzowatość

Further reading

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

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