pasterka

See also: pasterką, Pasterka, and Pasterką

Polish

pasterka

Etymology

From pasterz +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pasˈtɛr.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrka
• Syllabification: pas‧ter‧ka
• Homophone: Pasterka

Noun

pasterka f (male equivalent pasterz)

1. female equivalent of pasterz (“shepherdess”)
2. (archaic) ladies' hat, often made of straw with a wide and downward-sloping brim
3. (Roman Catholicism) Pasterka (a midnight mass celebrated between 24 and 25 December in Poland)

Declension

Declension of pasterka

	singular	plural
nominative	pasterka	pasterki
genitive	pasterki	pasterek
dative	pasterce	pasterkom
accusative	pasterkę	pasterki
instrumental	pasterką	pasterkami
locative	pasterce	pasterkach
vocative	pasterko	pasterki

Further reading

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