kolka
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin colica, from Ancient Greek κωλῐκή (kōlikḗ). Influenced by etymology 2, compare Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka), Lower Sorbian kólka for the same change.
Noun edit
kolka f
Declension edit
Declension of kolka
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
- →? Kashubian: kòlka
Etymology 2 edit
From kłóć (“to prick”) + -ka (first person singular kolę). Compare Kashubian kòlka, Ukrainian ко́лька (kólʹka).
Noun edit
kolka f
- thorn (a sharp protective spine of a plant)
- needle (leaf of conifers)
- three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Declension edit
Declension of kolka