kołdra

See also: kołdrą

Polish

kołdra

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian coltre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔw.dra/

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• Rhymes: -ɔwdra
• Syllabification: koł‧dra

Noun

kołdra f (diminutive kołderka, augmentative kołdrzyna, related adjective kołdrowy)

1. duvet, comforter, continental quilt, quilt, doona (flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets)
2. (literary) layer of substance covering and enveloping something

   Synonyms: pierzyna, pokrywa

Declension

Declension of kołdra

	singular	plural
nominative	kołdra	kołdry
genitive	kołdry	kołder
dative	kołdrze	kołdrom
accusative	kołdrę	kołdry
instrumental	kołdrą	kołdrami
locative	kołdrze	kołdrach
vocative	kołdro	kołdry

Derived terms

nouns

• kołdrzarka
• krótka kołdra

Related terms

adjective

• kołdrzarski

Descendants

• → Latgalian: kouldre
• → Old Ruthenian: ко́вдра (kóvdra), ко́лдра (kóldra)
  • Belarusian: ко́ўдра (kóŭdra); ко́лдра (kóldra) (archaic)
  • Ukrainian: ко́вдра (kóvdra); ко́вдря (kóvdrja), ко́дра (kódra), ко́дря (kódrja) (dialectal); ко́лдра (kóldra) (archaic)
• → Yiddish: קאָלדרע (koldre)

Further reading

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