cholewa
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *choľeva. Cognate with Russian халя́ва (xaljáva).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔˈlɛ.va/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛva
- Syllabification: cho‧le‧wa
Noun
cholewa f (diminutive cholewka)
- bootleg (top of a high boot)
- (euphemistic) dagnabbit, a minced oath of cholera
Declension
Declension of cholewa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cholewa | cholewy |
| genitive | cholewy | cholew |
| dative | cholewie | cholewom |
| accusative | cholewę | cholewy |
| instrumental | cholewą | cholewami |
| locative | cholewie | cholewach |
| vocative | cholewo | cholewy |
Further reading
- cholewa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cholewa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*choľevъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 59
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