See also: mátka and matką

Masurian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish matka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmatkʲæ]
  • Syllabification: mat‧kä

Noun

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matkä f

  1. mother (human female who begets a child)
  2. mother (animal female that begets a child)
  3. (zoology) queen (female bee that begets others)

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “matka”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 114-115