dziupla

See also: dziuplą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dupľa, from *duplo, from *dupa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognate to Old Church Slavonic дъбрь (dŭbrĭ, “valley”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑup.la/

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• Rhymes: -upla
• Syllabification: dziup‧la

Noun

dziupla f

1. tree hollow

   Dzięcioły budują gniazda w dziuplach. ― Woodpeckers build their nests inside tree hollows.

2. (slang) chop shop (place where stolen cars are prepared for resale or disassembled for parts)

Declension

Declension of dziupla

	singular	plural
nominative	dziupla	dziuple
genitive	dziupli	dziupli
dative	dziupli	dziuplom
accusative	dziuplę	dziuple
instrumental	dziuplą	dziuplami
locative	dziupli	dziuplach
vocative	dziuplo	dziuple

Related terms

• dupa

 

Further reading

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