wataha

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian вата́га (vatáha), from a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ōtag (“fireplace, tent, room”). Doublet of wataga (“warlord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈta.xa/

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• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: wa‧ta‧ha

Noun

wataha f

1. pack (of wolves, wild boars)
2. large group of often armed people

   Synonyms: banda, zgraja

Declension

Declension of wataha

	singular	plural
nominative	wataha	watahy
genitive	watahy	watah
dative	watasze/wataże/watadze	watahom
accusative	watahę	watahy
instrumental	watahą	watahami
locative	watasze/wataże/watadze	watahach
vocative	wataho	watahy

Derived terms

noun

• watażka

 

Related terms

adjective

• watażkowaty

 

verb

• watażkować impf

 

Further reading

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