komórkä

See also: Appendix:Variations of "komorka"

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish komórka. By surface analysis, komora +‎ -kä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈmorkæ/
• Rhymes: -orkæ
• Syllabification: ko‧mór‧kä

Noun

komórkä f

1. diminutive of komora (“storage room; pantry; sleeping room”)
2. diminutive of komora (“small farm building or its separate part”)
3. (beekeeping) cell (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb)
4. cavity in a tree trunk

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “komórka”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 265-266