Pannonian Rusyn

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak postieľka. By surface analysis, посцель (poscelʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka). Sense 2 a semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian постељицаposteljica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɔˈst͡sɛlka]
  • Rhymes: -ɛlka
  • Hyphenation: по‧сцел‧ка

Noun

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посцелка (poscelkaf

  1. diminutive of посцель (poscelʹ): small bed, cot
  2. (anatomy) placenta
  3. (agriculture) warm farm bed

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